348. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the number of school-aged children in the Arklow area who received routine HSE dental screening and examinations in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number currently awaiting dental assessment or treatment; the average waiting times involved; the locations where children are being referred when services are unavailable in Arklow; and the steps being taken to restore accessible routine public dental services for children in the area. [66037/26]

As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.