Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)

A debate on the fluoridation of public water supplies would be timely. It has recently been suggested in newspaper reports that a recommendation to reduce the fluoride content in tap water was given more than three years ago, with the Government failing to act on it.

Will the Government say when it intends to amend or reform the Coroners Act? We saw a ludicrous situation recently involving a coroner being unable to compel a witness to attend an inquest. It is of vital importance that this archaic Act be urgently amended and reformed.