Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 3990-26
Deputy O'Flynn asked about the number of dentists employed in the public dental service. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: January 2026
Updated: March 2026
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 3990-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists employed by the HSE in the public dental service in each of the years 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of approved but unfilled dentist posts currently within the HSE, by CHO area; and to outline the Department's assessment of whether current staffing levels are sufficient to deliver the statutory school dental screening programme.
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