Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 225: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the recent outbreak of cryptosporidium in drinking water supplies, she remains content that the recruitment process by Safefood in employing a consultant in this area was correct; and if the Dáil Éireann record in relation to responses given to this process will be corrected. [13656/07]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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The Food Safety Promotion Board (Safefood) is a North/South Implementation Body established under the Good Friday Agreement. As part of its legislative remit in respect of research into food safety, Safefood appointed coordinators for research networks on five specific food safety topics, one of which is cryptosporidium. In each case the coordinator's role is to facilitate the setting up and maintenance of the research network but it is not considered by Safefood to be a contract of employment. I have received assurances from Safefood that the process employed in appointing the coordinator to the cryptosporidium research network was transparent and valid. Consequently, I do not see any reason to amend the Dáil Éireann record in respect of this process.