Bernard Allen
Ceist:417 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons awaiting orthodontic assessment in each of the health board areas. [26493/01]
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417 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons awaiting orthodontic assessment in each of the health board areas. [26493/01]
418 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons awaiting orthodontic treatment in each of the health board areas. [26494/01]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 417 and 418 together.
The provision of orthodontic treatment for eligible persons is the responsibility of the health boards and information regarding numbers placed on assessment and treatment waiting lists is maintained by the boards.
The chief executive officers of the health boards have informed me that the numbers of patients awaiting assessment and treatment in their areas of responsibility at the end of the September 2001 quarter were as follows:
Health Board |
Assessment Waiting List |
Treatment Waiting List |
Category A |
Category B |
ERHA |
11,781 |
904 |
||
Midland |
377 |
Nil |
473 |
|
Mid-Western |
3,380 |
Nil |
1,392 |
|
North-Eastern |
Nil |
2 |
640 |
|
North-Western |
1,210 |
281 |
1,892 |
|
South-Eastern |
257 |
Nil |
462 |
|
Southern |
5,962 |
Nil |
4,470 |
|
Western |
719 |
Nil |
1,479 |