Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

A considerable amount is being done. For example, in the budget for next year, there is one-off funding of nearly €3.5 million for the orthodontic waiting lists. Smile agus Sláinte, the national oral healthcare policy, is being funded. The advice I got from the chief dentist was that we needed national clinical leadership roles. They were funded. The Deputy correctly referred to early intervention for babies, going up to seven years of age, and a pilot is in place. We are making progress on the orthodontic list, which is good. An area I am not satisfied with is the school-based system.