John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It seems that this should not be the role of the Irish Dental Association but, rather, that of the HSE. I am sure the witnesses are far too busy in their working lives to have noticed it but we published a report yesterday on vitamin D. The public have been much more aware of that because of Covid and the context of it. I am taken with what the witnesses have said about being taken for granted and being treated disrespectfully by the Department.

On the Irish Dental Association's contract, I looked at CHO 7 spending because the latter covers my area. I represent one of the most disadvantaged areas in Dublin. We have a job of work to do and an important piece of that is an awareness of the connection between oral and general health. It is a bit more of a marathon than a sprint and I am not overlooking the other immediate asks the Irish Dental Association has but there is a body of work to be done there.

I have three minutes left and I will give that time to the four contributors. If there is anything they did not get a chance to answer from other colleagues, they have three minutes to use.