Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent the recent measures to centralise administration in respect of rent or mortgage allowances has affected customer access; if adequate staff have been made available to meet customer requirements; the measures proposed to ensure that applicants for such payments have their requirements met with the least hardship to themselves or their families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9035/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. I wish to advise that, due to an intensification of industrial action in the public service by members of IMPACT, the HSE may not be in a position to provide a response to this Parliamentary Question within the normal timeframe.

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 146: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the current state of waiting lists for orthodontic services in Dublin and in the rest of the country; if these waiting lists have grown as persons can no longer afford the high cost of private work; if she has proposals to improve the capacity of the public service to meet the growing demand by making a special application to fill vacant posts or by other methods; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10622/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. I wish to advise the Deputy that, due to an intensification of industrial action in the public service by members of IMPACT, the HSE may not be in a position to provide a response to this Parliamentary Question within the normal timeframe.