Results 1-4 of 4 for israel speaker:Mary Ann O'Brien

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)

Mary Ann O'Brien: ...-based information, everything I say to the Minister today is scientifically proven. Fluoridation is becoming redundant. It has been rejected in countries and communities around the world. Even Israel banned fluoridation earlier this year. Fluoride is a lovely word, is it not? It has been in toothpaste and has been around us for years, so much that it has become embedded in our...

Seanad: Sustainable Agriculture and Dairy Price Outlook: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Mary Ann O'Brien: ...not let today go and talk about the future of the Irish agri-food industry without mentioning this topic which is in black and white in front of us. Why are we the only nation that does this? Israel, which has had fluoride for decades, banned it this year and it is prohibited by law in the Netherlands, whereas it is the law to have it here. I do not believe the Department of...

Seanad: Fluoridation of Water: Motion (1 Oct 2014)

Mary Ann O'Brien: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for his patience. Israel banned fluoride this year. Its decision was supported by the World Health Organization's statistics proving that tooth decay has declined equally in countries with no mandatory fluoridation. It is about diet; it is about calcium, magnesium and zinc. It is the toothbrush that is the greatest invention of the past 70 years, not...

Seanad: Fluoridation of Water: Motion (1 Oct 2014)

Mary Ann O'Brien: ...the law in Holland but compulsory by law in Ireland. This makes no sense. One of us has got it terribly wrong. I repeat my sentiment that just in case Sweden, Holland, Belgium and most recently Israel have got it right, should we not look at the issue? Why do we not have the same labelling as our American counterparts, namely, "Warning, keep out of reach of children under eight years of...