Noel Ahern
Ceist:108 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Health the situation in relation to the waiting list for teenagers on the Eastern Health Board orthodontic list, in view of the fact that a patient (details supplied) in Dublin 9 has been told after five years on the waiting list that he does not qualify for treatment under his Department's criteria; if he has given approval to this method of reducing waiting lists; his views on whether it is unfair to string a patient along for five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5392/97]