Third Level Education
Dail Éireann — 2025-12-11
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James Lawless (FF), Kildare North

I will leave my colleague the Minister for Health to answer more comprehensively on the issues the Deputy raised regarding public health provision in Cork and the south west and how dental places fit into that. My Department is working to increase the number of places and courses and invest in the equipment and facilities in UCC, RCSI, Trinity College and elsewhere to ensure there is a sufficient and expanded pipeline of dental graduates coming on stream. I expect many of those will feed into public sector provision and increase the quality and availability of dental care in Cork, which I know is a key issue for all families. That is something we are committed to doing.

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Sitting date: 2025-12-11