451. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether a review was undertaken on the adequacy of current inter-agency arrangements between the HSE, the EPA and Uisce Éireann for drinking water incidents; if not, the reason no such review has taken place; and if a review is now planned, the timeline for same. [49287/26]
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1792. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE has assessed the public-health implications of repeated or prolonged manganese exceedances in drinking water supplies, as distinct from single exceedance incidents; and if not, whether such an assessment will now be commissioned. [41645/26]
1793. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the formal criteria used by the HSE to determine when a drinking water exceedance constitutes a potential danger to human health requiring public-health intervention. [41646/26]
1794. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has any protocol for assessing cumulative exposure to manganese in drinking water, particularly for infants, children, older persons and medically vulnerable groups. [41647/26]
1795. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has ever recommended an Irish-specific toxicological review of manganese exposure limits in drinking water; and if not, why not. [41648/26]
1796. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the absence of a separate national toxicological review of manganese exposure limits has been considered by her Department in the context of public-health protection and drinking water governance. [41649/26]
1797. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the formal escalation pathway exists between Uisce Éireann, the EPA and the HSE where repeated exceedances of drinking water contaminants occur over time.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41650/26]
1798. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the body that has final public-health accountability where repeated drinking water exceedances continue after regulatory or operational interventions. [41651/26]
1799. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national review has been undertaken into the adequacy of current inter-agency arrangements between the HSE, EPA and Uisce Éireann for drinking water incidents. [41652/26]
1801. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department is satisfied that reliance on international manganese guidance, without a separate Irish toxicological review, is sufficient for Irish drinking water conditions [41654/26]
137. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department requested any formal review from the Environmental Protection Agency regarding repeated manganese exceedances in Cork city drinking water supplies since 2024. [40599/26]
246. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has conducted any analysis of cumulative exposure patterns arising from repeated manganese exceedances in drinking water supplies serving Cork city since 2024; and if she will provide details of any such analysis. [40592/26]
247. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has independently verified assurances provided by Uisce Éireann that consumers in Cork city are not being exposed to manganese concentrations above 80 µg/l on an ongoing basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40593/26]
248. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any epidemiological, toxicological, neurological or environmental-health expertise was consulted before determining that no population-level public health risk assessment was indicated in relation to repeated manganese exceedances in Cork city drinking water supplies. [40594/26]
249. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains any centralised dataset tracking repeated manganese exceedances by location, duration, recurrence frequency and estimated population exposure. [40595/26]
250. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether precautionary guidance was considered for vulnerable groups, including infants, children and pregnant women, in areas affected by repeated manganese exceedances in Cork city drinking water supplies since 2024. [40596/26]
878. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive has conducted a formal public health risk assessment regarding repeated exceedances of manganese levels in drinking water in Cork city; and if she will provide the findings of any such assessment. [28638/26]
879. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive has established any clinical monitoring, surveillance, or screening measures for populations potentially exposed to elevated manganese levels in drinking water in Cork city, particularly in relation to neurological impacts in children; and if so, to detail same. [28639/26]
880. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive has issued any formal public health guidance or advisories in relation to manganese exposure in drinking water beyond general discolouration advice; and if she will provide copies of all such guidance. [28640/26]
881. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked 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. [28641/26]
882. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive has determined any threshold or criteria under which a “Do Not Consume” notice should be issued in relation to manganese contamination in drinking water; and if she will outline the decision-making framework applied. [28642/26]
883. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive has engaged in formal correspondence with any public bodies regarding concerns about manganese exposure in Cork drinking water since 2024; and if she will provide details of such correspondence and any recommendations made. [28643/26]
884. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive maintains a national dataset of exceedances of heavy metals, including manganese, in drinking water and associated public health responses; and if she will provide the most recent available data. [28644/26]
312. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to his commitment to strengthen pollution laws and introduce a coordinated incident response system after the mass fish mortality on the River Blackwater in August 2025, the legislative amendments he will bring forward, with timelines; the additional enforcement resources for the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, Inland Fisherie…