Question from Deputy Réada Cronin - PQ 11067-26

To ask the Minister for Health the current number of children on waiting lists for routine public dental services in South Tipperary; the length of time they have been waiting, broken down by waiting time bands; the number of children in South Tipperary awaiting orthodontic assessment and treatment under the HSE; the average and longest waiting times involved; the locations at which HSE-funded orthodontic treatment is currently provided to children from South Tipperary; the number of orthodontists, dentists and dental nurses currently employed by the HSE in the South Tipperary area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.