Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Cairns for raising this issue and for her Private Members' motion, which the Government will support tomorrow. I thank her for putting the motion down.

I will have to come back to the Deputy with an answer from the Minister for Health regarding the legislation. I will get that for her directly. We are trying to grow the dental workforce and invest more in dentistry services. As of yesterday there are 3,661 dentists on the Dental Council register. That is an increase of 189 since March 2023. It is the highest number ever. We are obviously trying-----

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