Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan - PQ 72257-25
Deputy O'Sullivan asked about the number of additional clinical staff necessary to increase patient access to orthodontic services. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: December 2025
Updated: January 2026
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Question from Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan - PQ 72257-25
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the number and grades of additional clinical staff identified as necessary to increase patient access to orthodontic services; when recruitment for these posts will commence; the projected impact this staffing increase is expected to have on current waiting lists; and whether funding for these additional posts has been ring-fenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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