Dr. Ann McGarry:

The Deputy is right. Radon is also ionising radiation, therefore, it naturally falls within our remit. The Government examined the issue a number of years ago of giving our institute responsibility for non-ionising radiation, but that issue has not progressed. Therefore, we do not have any experts among our staff in that area. As a result, I am not in a position to answer the Deputy's question. That sounds as if I am fobbing her off but that is truth. It is not our area of expertise. We simply do not have experts in that area.