Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 April 2024
716. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if it is the policy of his Department that all public water schemes are fluoridated; if not, the schemes that have fluoridation and those that do not, respectively; the total cost of fluoridating water; the amount of this cost borne by the Exchequer by way of grant to Uisce Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19306/24]
View answerFluoridation policy is provided for in the Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) Act, 1960. The recommended level of fluoride in water (0.6 and 0.8 parts per million with a target value of 0.7 parts per million) is provided for in the Fluoridation of Water Supplies Regulations 2007. The Department of Health keeps the policy of water fluoridation under constant review. As the matters raised in the question are operational matters, I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy, as soon as possible.
