David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

-----is where he spoke about dissociation. The Minister of State said that when added to water in the correct amount, the acid dissociates or separates completely. However, that was from a paper by Urbaski, published in 2000 and which was not peer reviewed. In 2002, he published a retraction, a paper that contradicted that and that was peer reviewed. I agree with the Minister of State that peer review is important.

The matter is not finished. We have not done any damage by opening it up. Everybody, whatever his or her point of view, and including my dentist who I attended this morning and who is quite passionate about it, is concerned about the welfare of persons, particularly children. I thank all my colleagues and the Minister of State for taking part in the debate. I hope it has not ended here and that we will keep an open mind.