Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 5 July 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Irish Dental Association Strategic Workforce Plan: Irish Dental Association

Mr. Fintan Hourihan:

Yes, it is. Professor Ciaran O'Neill was asked to estimate the costs. He was not necessarily advocating to start at €100 and move to €500. He was just using this for the purposes of trying to quantify the costs. In fact, we have been involved in discussions over the years on a similar scheme, the PRSI scheme, which actually works on that basis, namely, that there is funding, that there is a limit and that there is a contribution by the patient. We will look at any proposal that makes care accessible for patients and is also viable for dentists. We do not have any issues we are unwilling to discuss.

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