Dáil debates
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Topical Issue Debate
Water Fluoridation
3:15 pm
Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent) | Oireachtas source
I am concluding.
There is one Irish example which emphasises and illustrates the point. West Cork has the highest rate of cardiovascular disease in Ireland and Ireland has the highest rate in Europe. In west Cork there is very little calcium in the water. It has the lowest levels of calcium in Ireland, which means the water is soft, with the result that there is three times more fluoride in the bloodstreams of the citizens of west Cork. It is no coincidence that the highest incidence of these diseases in Europe is in west Cork.
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