1505. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that dentists providing care to medial card patients under the dental treatment services scheme has dropped by 40% since 2017 and by nearly 50% since 2012 (details supplied); the status of negotiations between his Department and an association on a revised medical card scheme; the plans his Department and the HSE have to ensure that patients in County Louth who have medical cards receive the timely treatment they need in the interim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19884/22]

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1505. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that dentists providing care to medial card patients under the dental treatment services scheme has dropped by 40% since 2017 and by nearly 50% since 2012 (details supplied); the status of negotiations between his Department and an association on a revised medical card scheme; the plans his Department and the HSE have to ensure that patients in County Louth who have medical cards receive the timely treatment they need in the interim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19884/22]

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