Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent)
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To go back to dentists, I said earlier that the amount of spending in health is a serious concern. Mr. Mulvany has been in that chair for a long time. In case I made an error earlier, I wish to make a correction in relation to dental maxillofacial surgery. I said there were 161 children waiting for 60 months. There are actually 618 children waiting. I do not know how much it costs but if we put a figure of €15,000 per child on it, that would be €1 million at least.

I am sure it is well in excess of that. If there are so many people on that waiting list and another couple of hundred on the other one, has the HSE made any savings anywhere or must we keep putting money into what is perceived to be a black hole? The output does not seem to be there in many of these sectors.