194. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the actions she is taking to increase the number of dentists practising in Ireland and increase the number participating in the dental treatment services scheme, given that number of practising dentists in Ireland in 2022 stood at 2,420 dentists, and Ireland is at the lower end or bottom quartile of the OECD countries for number of practising dentists, and the national total of dentists with a dental treatment service scheme contract in 2024 was 810, down from 1,452 in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34697/25]

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194. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the actions she is taking to increase the number of dentists practising in Ireland and increase the number participating in the dental treatment services scheme, given that number of practising dentists in Ireland in 2022 stood at 2,420 dentists, and Ireland is at the lower end or bottom quartile of the OECD countries for number of practising dentists, and the national total of dentists with a dental treatment service scheme contract in 2024 was 810, down from 1,452 in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34697/25]

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