Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-02-22-Speech-2-196"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-02-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Environment and Health Action Plan 2004-2010 (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050222.13.2-196"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-02-22-Speech-2-1972
lpv:speaker	lp:Kathy Sinnott2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, if we are ill, health is our most desired object. If we are well, it is hopefully one of our most valued. In Ireland we have a saying that illustrates the priority we give to health. If someone fails an exam or dents his car bumper or something like that, we put the calamity in perspective by saying 'at least we have our health'. I want to congratulate Mrs Ries: she has not minced her words. The health of people, especially of children, is being put at risk in our countries in Europe and the health action plan in its present form is not equipped truly to protect us. Mrs Ries has also strongly continued the important process of naming and shaming toxic chemicals and seeking their eradication. I would like to support her in this and, if anything, express the hope that we can soon add to the list more chemicals such as antimony, dioxins, and fluorosilic acid. I would like to mention that the last toxic chemical, fluorosilic acid, which is used to fluoridate water supplies in my country, has the invidious effect of making other toxic substances, such as lead, mercury and aluminium, exponentially more dangerous. It is a chemical usher that leeches these other poisons into the water and then transfers them to body tissue and bone. I am glad that mercury, which is probably the most neurotoxic pollutant of them all, comes under scrutiny in Mrs Ries' report. I would also extend the awareness of the dangers of mercury to include the fact that it is used as a convenient industrial preservative that needs to be replaced. I am also especially concerned that the action plan should be improved to include truly efficient and responsive health monitoring systems. Another saying we have at home is 'at least no one died', but this is no longer true: people are dying."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member_of_the_bureau; IND/DEM (2004-07-20--2008-05-08)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; EMPL (2004-09-16--2007-01-14)3 substitute; TRAN (2004-09-15--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Independent (2005-02-16--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AFCO (2004-07-21--2006-01-09)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Sinnott (IND/DEM )."1

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