Quite a number of Members are offering and I want to call everyone if I can, given the day that is in it, so I ask Members to be brief.

In 2013, I was told by the HSE that it had commissioned an independent review of orthodontic services throughout the country. I pursued the matter in 2014 and during the past fortnight. Sadly, it was confirmed to me through a Parliamentary Question yesterday that there are 382 patients awaiting orthodontic treatment in north Tipperary and similar numbers in south Tipperary, with only two people employed to look after those patients. This is very telling and very sad for the families involved. Could the Tánaiste implement this independent review, if it has been completed by the HSE, or ask the Minister for Health to deal with it?

I will have enquiries made in respect of that report. It is intended that the increased funding that has been given to the health services will also deal with the waiting lists for orthodontic and dental treatments. I will ask the Minister for Health to link with the Deputy.