Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 22 Jun 1999

Vol. 506 No. 5

Written Answers. - Orthodontic Services.

Gay Mitchell

Question:

143 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 is on the waiting list for dental treatment for over four years and has been told recently it will be another two years before he is accommodated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15721/99]

Minister for Health and Children (Mr. Cowen)

As the provision of orthodontic treatment to eligible persons in Dublin 12 is the statutory responsibility of the Eastern Health Board in the first instance I have asked the chief executive officer of the Eastern Health Board to investigate the position in relation to this case and to reply to the Deputy directly as a matter of urgency.