Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein)
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432. To ask the Minister for Health the way that State-run nursing homes are assessing dental and oral health and pain in residents who are unable to speak or are cognitively impaired; the number of dental checks carried out on patients in this cohort in each of the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19220/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.