Water Fluoridation

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 October 2014

Tuesday, 14 October 2014

Ceisteanna (181)

Terence Flanagan

Ceist:

181. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health where the fluoride used in the Irish water supply comes from (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39057/14]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Health

In 2013 the cost of supply and delivery of hydrofluorosilicic acid (HFSA), the chemical used for fluoridating water, was €1.7 million. The HFSA is sourced from Derivados del Fluor (DDF) in Spain and supplied and delivered by Chemifloc, a company based in Shannon, Co Clare.