Richard Bruton
Question:237 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children the waiting lists in each health board for orthodontic treatment among children classified as category 1 or category 2 priority; the number of new appointments of orthodontists made in the past 18 months to each of the health boards; and if he will introduce a guaranteed time limit within which the patients awaiting orthodontic treatment would receive treatment which would apply throughout all the health boards and achieve some equity in access for all. [26399/98]