Richard Bruton
Question:129 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will arrange an urgent review of the orthodontic service, particularly in the Eastern Regional Health Authority, where differences about the organisation of treatment, industrial relations problems and loss of staff has resulted in hundreds of patients having their treatment interrupted, while thousands wait over four years to even start treatment; and if he has had any contact with the Eastern Regional Health Authority to help identify solutions to these deep-seated problems. [18849/00]