310. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the status of his review of evidence on the impact of water fluoridation on the health of the population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1846/16]

The Department of Health keeps the policy of water fluoridation under constant review. As part of this ongoing work, a review of evidence on the impact of water fluoridation at its current level on the health of the population was conducted by the Health Research Board (HRB) on behalf of the Department. This review was published by the HRB in June 2015. The HRB found no definitive evidence that community water fluoridation is associated with negative health effects.