Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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691. To ask the Minister for Health the likely publication date of the dental Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27052/16]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Work is continuing in relation to the development of new legislation to replace the Dentists Act 1985. Key policy issues for inclusion in the new legislation have been approved and a Regulatory Impact Analysis is currently underway. The drafting of the Scheme of Bill is the next step in the process to develop the new legislation. It is not possible to provide a publication date at this early stage in the legislative process.

Department officials are currently committed to drafting a priority Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, the primary purpose of which is to amend all health professional regulatory Acts as a consequence of the transposition of the modernised European Union Professional Qualifications Directive (2013/55/EU). Work on the preparation of the Dental Bill continues to be progressed in line with competing legislative priorities.