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Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (14 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...from birth to seven years of age; and The design of clinical elements for reformed preventative care for adult medical cardholders as referenced in the policy. As part of ongoing engagement with the IDA, officials from my Department met with IDA representatives most recently on Friday 12th April 2024 to facilitate the IDA to present its recent position paper and to discuss the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (8 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Officials in my Department met with the Irish Dental Association (IDA) on 12 April 2024 in order for the IDA to present its position paper "Towards a Sustainable Oral Healthcare Service" and to discuss the next steps on implementation of the National Oral Health Policy, Smile Agus Sláinte. This meeting was the second between the IDA and the Department of Health this year, and a further...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (9 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...of age; and The design of clinical elements for reformed preventative care for adult medical cardholders as referenced in the policy. As part of ongoing engagement with the Irish Dental Association (IDA), officials from my Department will be meeting IDA representatives on Friday, 12 April to provide them with an opportunity to present their paper.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (5 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 699 and 784 together. On foot of a meeting between myself and the Irish Dental Association (IDA) in November 2020, officials in my Department engaged with the IDA to discuss and agree a package of measures introduced from 1 May 2022, to expand the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) for adult medical card holders and increase the fees paid to contractors...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (21 Sep 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...to deliver a robust, evidence based modern regulatory framework with due consideration to the policy alignment referenced above. The Department has met with the Irish Dental Association (IDA) in order to discuss a wide range of issues including legislative reform. The Department will be engaging closely with the lDA as part of our work to reform The Dentists Act.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (18 Apr 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...services in Ireland. This reform will be achieved through implementation of the National Oral Health Policy. I, along with officials from my Department, met with the Irish Dental Association (IDA) on 20 November 2020. My officials then continued to engage with the IDA on a package of measures introduced from 1 May 2022, to expand the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) for adult...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (18 Apr 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...oral healthcare services in Ireland. This reform will be achieved through implementation of the National Oral Health Policy. Officials in my Department engaged with the Irish Dental Association (IDA) prior to the introduction in May last year of a package of measures to expand the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) for adult medical card holders and increase the fees paid to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (2 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: .... This reform will be achieved through implementation of the National Oral Health Policy. I, along with officials from my Department and from the HSE, met with the Irish Dental Association (IDA) on 20 November 2020. My officials then continued to engage with the IDA on a package of measures introduced from 1 May 2022, to expand the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) for adult...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (18 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...reform will be achieved through implementation of the National Oral Health Policy. The Chief Dental Officer and other officials in the Department of Health met with the Irish Dental Association (IDA) on 29th July 2022 and 2nd December 2022 to discuss implementation of the Policy. In addition, my Department consulted with the IDA on a package of measures introduced from 1 May 2022, to...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...have withdrawn from the public scheme. Through the budget for this year and next we are significantly increasing the funding. It includes an increase in fees for dentists. We are engaged with the IDA. What it is looking for and what we have agreed to is a discussion about the entire scheme and the entire provision. The additional funding we are putting in is aimed at helping in the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dental Services (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...that is not enough. These are interim measures. What is required is a root-and-branch reform of the scheme. The scheme was put in place many years ago and it is not fit for purpose now. This year, the Department, the HSE and the IDA will be involved in a fundamental review of the scheme to look at a scheme that is fit for purpose for today and into the future.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (4 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...with the Irish Dental Association, the most recent on 2nd March when my Department and the HSE presented proposals to invest additional resources in the DTTS. Following consultation with the IDA on 2nd March I have now given approval for significant fee increases to be paid to contracted dentists across a number of items, including the Dental Examination and Fillings in the hope that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (26 Apr 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Dental Treatment Services Scheme, which I am addressing as a matter of priority. Officials from my Department and from the HSE have held three rounds of discussions with the Irish Dental Association (IDA), the most recent on 2nd March when my Department and the HSE presented proposals to invest additional resources in the DTTS. Following the consultation with the IDA on 2nd March, I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (26 Apr 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Officials from my Department and from the HSE have held three rounds of discussions with the Irish Dental Association (IDA), the most recent on 2nd March when my Department and the HSE presented proposals to invest additional resources in the DTTS. Following the consultation with the IDA on the 2nd March, I have now given approval for significant fee increases to be paid to contracted...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (26 Apr 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Dental Treatment Services Scheme, which I am addressing as a matter of priority. Officials from my Department and from the HSE have held three rounds of discussions with the Irish Dental Association (IDA), the most recent on 2nd March when my Department and the HSE presented proposals to invest additional resources in the DTTS. Following the consultation with the IDA on the 2nd March,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (7 Apr 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: There was continued engagement between my officials, the HSE and the dental community, including the Irish Dental Association (IDA) throughout the pandemic on infection control measures, guidelines for safe dental practice, and ensuring that dental professionals were included in the high-risk group for early vaccination. Officials from my Department and from the HSE have also held three...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (2 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...issues of concern with current arrangements under the Scheme. My officials met with the Irish Dental Association in December to address both of these issues. A further round of discussions with the IDA is to take place on 2 March. I would also wish to point out that I secured additional funding of €10 million in Budget 2022 to address immediate issues with the DTSS, which...