Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach has said that in a response to me, but obviously that is no addition whatsoever because they are leaving in their droves. Given that 80% of the population who hold medical cards have not been able to access dental treatment for at least the past six months, what is the Department of Health doing about it? That €10 million is not cutting it at all because they are leaving in their droves and they are not coming back. When can people with medical cards access dental treatment? When will this issue be resolved? The Department does not seem to be applying any priority to it at all. In any other country it would be staggering if 80% of the people entitled to dental treatment under the medical card scheme could not access the treatment for almost a year. When will that be resolved?