Written answers
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Department of Health
Dental Services
Michael Lowry (Tipperary North, Independent)
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1120. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the provision of special needs dental services in Nenagh; if she is aware that the post of special needs dentist has been vacant for over a year, with no replacement appointed despite advertisements; the number of children, including those with autism, currently waiting for dental treatment under sedation or anaesthetic in the Nenagh area; the contingency plans which are in place to ensure access to appropriate dental care for these children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62229/25]
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
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