Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 126: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the efforts she is making to reduce public waiting lists for orthodontic treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15529/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive, HSE, under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

My Department has been advised that the HSE is establishing an orthodontic review group to review orthodontic services and to examine the recommendations contained in the report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Health and Children on public orthodontic services.