Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The report may determine that more funding is needed. A total of 1,200 children in Cork and Kerry are in need of orthodontic treatment, with the vast majority in the grade 4 and grade 5 categories of higher-level need. There is an outcry about this characterised by the large number of parents who are calling into our clinics trying to get orthodontic treatment for the children. It is an emotive issue and there are other issues associated with it. There is a crisis in terms of those waiting for treatment, particularly in Cork and Kerry. For us to have to wait for a report or a paper to state that more resources may be needed is fantasy stuff. More resources are needed. Something needs to be seriously done to tackle this issue and to discover how treatment can be secured for these children in a faster and more efficient way to ensure they get the treatment they require. Rather than waiting for a report, we need to act now.

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