Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 187: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress in regard to the commitment given in the programme for Government that the Health Service Executive will carry out a national study of total fluoride intake in the population and will bring its conclusions to Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18305/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Expert Body on Fluorides and Health has recently awarded a contract to UCC to carry out a baseline study to monitor specific effects of amending the level of fluoride in water supplies in Ireland which occurred in July 2007. (The Regulations reduced the level of fluoride in public water supplies to between 0.6 parts per million (ppm) and 0.8 ppm). This baseline study, which will be carried out with the assistance of the HSE, will facilitate the undertaking of the study which is referred to in the Programme for Government.