Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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155. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the staff numbers employed in the public dental service, including their principal roles, for example dentist, administrator and so on, currently and in 2008. [23986/15]

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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156. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing an additional 50 dentists in the Health Service Executive. [23987/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 155 and 156 together.

I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on these matters. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up these matters with them.