Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Fielding for the question. I know that Senator Fielding does have a significant interest in this area. What I can say in relation to this—now that I have got a better idea from the supplementary question as to the nature the nature of the question, and I thank Senator Fielding for that—is that it is clear now that this sits within the Therapeutic Goods Administration area, particularly around the importation of particular types of material by dentists for use within fillings. I will take that part of the question on notice to see if I can provide a more fulsome response from the Minister for Health and Ageing in relation to that issue. I understand that Senator Fielding does have a significant interest in this, as I have indicated. I also want to say that, unlike the previous government, this government has directed its attention to dental issues. I think Senator Fielding would agree with me that these issues have been neglected for a very long time. (Time expired)