No plans to examine fluoride in public water despite promise

The Government have no plans for an international group of consultants to examine the use of fluoride in public water schemes, despite promises by a minister that this would be done.

Junior health minister Alex White has said that there are no plans for such a consortium to examine fluoride in water and a Government-commissioned review will instead examine concerns.

His comments come despite a previous promise by Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney that the matter would be investigated by international consultants.