Dr. Dympna Kavanagh:

Yes, if the student is in sixth class. If it arises as an emergency outside of classes they get emergency treatment but they do not get additional primary care. They do not get a full check up or added on primary care.

For the adult service, there are two separate schemes: the dental treatment services scheme, which is for medical card holders; and the dental treatment benefit scheme, which is operated by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. As I said, they are two separate schemes: one is a health scheme and the other is a social protection scheme.