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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 25 Oct 2001

Vol. 543 No. 1

Written Answers. - Forum on Fluoridation.

John Gormley

Ceist:

19 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children when he expects the fluoride forum to report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25586/01]

I established the Forum on Fluoridation in May 2000. The forum is comprised largely of persons with expert knowledge spanning the areas of public health, dental health, food safety, environmental protection, ethics, water quality, health promotion and representatives from the consumer and environmental areas. The forum held its first meeting in September 2000.

The terms of reference of the forum are to review the fluoridation of public piped water supplies and the programme of research being undertaken on behalf of health boards in the area and to report to the Minister.

The forum invited the public to forward their views on the issues under consideration and received in excess of 1,000 submissions, each of which has been examined individually.
I understand from the chairman of the forum that the final plenary meeting of the forum is taking place today, at which its deliberations will be completed, and the printed copy of its report will be available to me towards the end of November 2001.
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