Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 15 May 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

National Oral Health Policy: Discussion

Would it be possible for the committee to be given a copy of that detailed proposal? When such a proposal is made, associations usually engage with Departments or the various universities, hospitals and so on. What level of engagement has occurred? Obviously, if there were 100 per annum, it would not be a huge number. It would be quite easy to calculate the cost of a year's training on the basis of the stated figure paid in Northern Ireland. The homework seems to be done. The question now is how it can be translated into a positive policy. Has there been engagement with the Department or the HSE on this planned approach to training?