House debates Questions without Notice

Dental Health

Monday, 2 May 2016 House of Representatives

Sussan Ley

Sussan Ley Farrer, Liberal Party, Minister for Health

2:58 pm

There is $1 billion, but it is Labor's $1 billion. They took it out of Medicare and spent it on other things. When you talk about $1 billion being removed from dental services, it is actually Labor's $1 billion. The scheme that they introduced, $4 million of which is now the subject of questions of rorting and misuse, only targeted one in three children.

There is an important public policy point to make here. If you want to look after—

Ms Owens interjecting—

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