Is the Minister aware that there are people in Donegal who fall into the category mentioned in Question No. 8 who have been waiting for five or six years for dental treatment? Is he seriously suggesting that Deputy Eileen Desmond as Minister was responsible for the delay? Is he aware that there are children who have moved from national schools to secondary schools, some of them have grown to adult life, who qualified under the scheme but who never got treatment?

The Deputy is mistaken in regard to the scheme. I am asked about a scheme that would provide dental and optical benefits for wives of insured workers. That is not provided under any scheme at present and therefore there could not be any question about it being currently applied in Donegal or anywhere else. The Deputy is confusing the medical card scheme with the suggestion that this scheme be extended.

People have been waiting for dental treatment for five or six years.

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