Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The briefing note is excellent. I will veer away from the education end because it speaks for itself. The funding speaks for itself and I agree that it is absolutely essential. I wanted to home in on the other pathways.

On 10 April, Mr. Hourihan emailed a very detailed note to me, which provided a county-by-county brief. I represent County Clare. According to the figures supplied, screening of target groups in County Clare stands at 24%. Some 6,300 students should be screened but we have only reached about one third of that figure. County Clare is in community healthcare organisation, CHO, area 3 for public health. Does County Clare fare worse? Is the mid-west faring worse? This committee has scrutinised the acute hospitals system in the mid-west many times and it fares much worse than the rest of the country. Is public dental care in a similar position?