955 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the evidence upon which he bases the decision that fluoridation of water is healthy for human consumption; if he has carried out studies monitoring the overall oral health benefits for the Irish population from use of fluorides in water; if his attention has been drawn to the recent studies published by the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology which links fluoride with brain damage; the reason Ireland is one of the only countries in the EU to administer fluoride in public water supplies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27164/12]

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955 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the evidence upon which he bases the decision that fluoridation of water is healthy for human consumption; if he has carried out studies monitoring the overall oral health benefits for the Irish population from use of fluorides in water; if his attention has been drawn to the recent studies published by the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology which links fluoride with brain damage; the reason Ireland is one of the only countries in the EU to administer fluoride in public water supplies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27164/12]

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