Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

-----his promotion to the position of Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. In response to Mr. Gormley's document, the current Tánaiste stated:

There isn't a great deal of confidence, I'm afraid, in committees of departmental experts. We've had departmental experts telling us that blood was safe, that various areas of food were safe, that some aspects of the environment were safe, and unfortunately their conclusions turned out to be quite unfounded or unsound in many cases. So there is a public scepticism about committees of Government experts telling us what's good for us.

He also stated, "The fact that some county councils have been expressing concern about it and have been voting against fluoridation, I think is reflecting a growing public concern, and a growing public doubt about fluoridation."

There is public concern in respect of this matter.

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