Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am being contacted by so many medical card holders who simply cannot access dentists. When I contact the HSE about which dentists are providing services to medical card holders, I am told there are 30 dentists in Galway city and 11 in County Galway, but that is just not the case. What is the update on that? When can we expect medical card holders to be able to access that dental service? I have dealt with a woman who needed a tooth removed and was in massive pain but just could not find anybody. It is really an urgent issue.

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