There was a waiting list of 1,090 cases for admission to government old people's homes up to May 31, 2008, Social Policy Minister John Dalli told Jean Pierre Farrugia (PN) in reply to a parliamentary question.
Answering another question, Mr Dalli also told Dr Farrugia that there are 9060 patients waiting to see an optometrist in government health centres.
There are 800 in Gżira, 2,595 in Mosta, 900 in Qormi, 2,200 in Floriana, 1,900 in Paola and 665 in Birkirkara.
They should all have been seen by certain target dates, the latest of which is June 2010 in Floriana.