Brush up on fluoride facts

A slip of the tongue led to an outburst of laughter at the meeting COMMUNIY Employment (CE) scheme workers have CLLR TONY WALSH said Wexford when Cllr Malcolm Byrne pointed out that the word depravity was gone ‘above and beyond’ for their communities and County Council needs to have a rethink used instead of deprivation in a description of how the county deserve a pension, according to Cllr Tony Walsh. about using fluoride in our is faring economically. In a motion Cllr Walsh asked his fellow councillors water.

Maynooth University had provided some analysis of census to support his call on the Government to immediately Cllr Walsh said: ‘There is a lot data for the council and Cllr Michael Sheehan referred to how it support the plight of CE scheme workers who have of work being done to protect and showed that high levels of ‘depravity’ still remained in parts of been denied the prospect of receiving a pension on restore water quality. the county. Cllr Byrne corrected the error prompting Chairman retirement in spite of a Labour Court recommendation ‘The introduction of fluoride in Cllr John Hegarty to say: ‘I can just see the satisfaction you got in 2008 that they be granted one. our drinking water – this is a toxin out of that one correction.’ The motion was supported. pumped into our water system – and yet the rest of Europe is going in the opposite direction of using less.’

Responding, Director of Services, John Carley said:

‘Fluoride is a matter of national policy. Irish Water has legislation behind it and has use of scientific reports. Fluoride can only be put in the water on the direction of the Department of Health.’