Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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1012. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of children referred for dental extraction under general anaesthetic, per CHO area, for the years 2018 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43981/24]

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.

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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1013. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of children referred for four or more dental extractions under general anaesthetic, per CHO area, for the years 2018 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43982/24]

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.

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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1014. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of children referred for ten or more dental extractions under general anaesthetic, per CHO area, for the years 2018 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43983/24]

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.

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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1015. To ask the Minister for Health what service is available and accessible for children require restorative dental treatment under general anaesthetic in CHO 6, CHO 7 and CHO 9 and are not able to receive this care in Children’s Hospital Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43984/24]

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.

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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1016. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the Connolly Hospital paediatric dental general anaesthetic unit in James Connolly Hospital which was due to open in 2019 but has not opened since its construction and has remained idle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43985/24]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Officials in my Department engage with the HSE on an ongoing basis to understand and address the challenges in the provision of oral healthcare services. Some patients may require access to care under sedation to enable them to accept oral healthcare and treatment - which may include Inhalation Sedation, IV Sedation and General Anaesthetic.

General anaesthetic services for primary care oral healthcare patients are facilitated in a number of

locations. Most locations are HSE hospitals but in some cases lists are carried out in private

hospitals through local arrangements or access may involve the patient travelling to an

adjacent health region. Children with complex medical needs or who are under the age of 2

are referred to Our Lady’s Hospital Crumlin, and Temple Street Hospital.

The development of Oral Healthcare Services under General Anaesthesia at the Urgent Care Centre at Connolly Hospital is a joint development between HSE Oral Healthcare Services and Childrens Health Ireland (CHI) - who will provide clinical governance and continuity in patient pathways between primary care patients and those whose treatment is more appropriately provided through the CHI Consultant Oral Healthcare Service.

As an interface service between the HSE Oral Healthcare Services and CHI, completion and

commissioning of the unit requires the development of new patient care pathways, staffing

arrangements and service guidelines, the development of which is being undertaken against

a background of consolidation of existing children’s hospital units into a single service, as well as the transition to the Health Region model.

A level of investment in infrastructure and equipping has been completed, however, remaining

clinical governance and staffing arrangements for anaesthetic and nursing care need to be established in order to complete commissioning of the unit.

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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1017. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies of whole-time equivalent general dental surgeons, per CHO area, for the years 2018 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43986/24]

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.

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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1018. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies of whole-time equivalent senior dental surgeons, per CHO area, for the years 2018 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43987/24]

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.

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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1019. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies of whole-time equivalent principal dental surgeons, per CHO area, for the years 2018 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43988/24]

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.

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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1020. To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of eligible children in second and sixth class that were not targeted for dental screenings for the years 2018 to 2024, per LHO area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43989/24]

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.

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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1021. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dental treatment service scheme contracts held by private dentists, per LHO area, for the years 2018 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43990/24]

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.