Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Sorca Clarke - PQ 2807-26
Deputy Clarke asked about the availability of emergency and out of hours public dental services. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: January 2026
Updated: February 2026
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Question from Deputy Sorca Clarke - PQ 2807-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the availability of emergency and out of hours public dental services by RHA; the number of patients that presented to EDs with dental pain or infection in the past five years; and the cost to the health system of treating preventable dental conditions in hospitals.
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