Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 28641-26
Deputy O'Flynn asked about the adequacy of current public information advising that “clear water is safe to drink”. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: April 2026
Updated: June 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive has assessed the adequacy of current public information advising that “clear water is safe to drink” in circumstances where clear water samples have exceeded EU and WHO manganese thresholds; and if any revisions to public health messaging are under consideration.
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