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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: It was not always possible to identify that in the public arena.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: Why was it more difficult to catch up on the school dental examinations than on the general adult dental work?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: Are efforts being made-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: For what particular reason?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: They were redeployed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: In respect of schoolchildren, were orthodontics affected in the same way? Was there any regard for children with very severe dental needs as can be seen from time to time in almost every practice everywhere? Were any special arrangements made where those urgent cases could or would be dealt with in a particular year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: Were the services provided were in line with the funding?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: At this stage can we identify how long the patients may have to wait on the waiting list and will their opportune moment for dental intervention have expired before they are reached?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: Are we in a position now to make an intervention that will be sufficient to make a real impact on the waiting lists in that area, with particular reference to the window of opportunity that exists between the ages of A and B or whatever it may be?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: Has Mr. Hourihan any knowledge of the funding that might be required? Is it an endless amount that moves from time to time or is there a precise amount of funding needed now?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: The Irish Dental Association has not done any calculations in that respect.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: Mr. Hourihan cannot give us a ballpark figure.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: Maybe we might-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: Yes. I thank Ms Gallagher. At the beginning of the meeting, there was reference to bringing standards up to the UK levels, even though the UK is a non-EU country. Is it not necessary now to ensure that all standards are brought up to EU levels because of some of the things that happened?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: I will not go back through the whole lot again, but-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: This is my last question, Chairman. Sepsis is an issue that has affected the health system generally throughout the country. I recall asking a question of a medical professional approximately five or six years ago, to be told it would be rare in this country now. I remember my reply at the time was to ask how many cases there are in the course of a year. The answer was three or four....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: I thank the witnesses.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (30 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: To what extent has the Taoiseach gleaned the conclusion that current measures taken against the Russian invasion of a fellow nation have been effective so far? Are they sufficiently progressive to ensure or bring about a change of mind in respect of the attitude of the Russians? Was there a general consensus that there needed to be a change in emphasis or a different approach in order to...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (30 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: 1. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his recent visit to Paris. [10816/24]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (30 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: 7. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his recent conversation with President Zelenskyy. [16766/24]