I have to raise again the question of orthodontic treatment for young girls especially, or the non-treatment of these girls. I am sure it affects boys as well in the county that I come from. What progress has the Taoiseach or the Minister for Health made with the Health Service Executive, HSE, in finding out why such a delay exists? I have been told there are five types of waiting list: priority, fixed, routine, emergency and a thing called the waiting list initiative, which was last offered in February or March 2016.

Thank you, Deputy. The time is up.

Why is it that there has been no funding for that waiting list initiative since 2016?

Thank you, Deputy.

This Government is giving millions of euro to the HSE and we are not looking after these vulnerable people. Is the Government going to deal with this or not? If it does not it should forget about it altogether and pull out. It has gone beyond-----

The Deputy has gone beyond time anyway.

It has to be dealt with.

There is funding for waiting list initiatives this year. There is €15 million provided for the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF. Precisely how that is allocated to different procedures is a matter for the HSE and the Minister for Health.

I am sorry to say we have got nothing in Kerry since 2016.