Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Ms Burke's approach is far more positive. We should be taking these measures because it is good for us. Even if we were never told this, we should be doing that. To stray somewhat from the discussion, it is like some Tidy Towns committees saying they have to do up their towns for the tourists. I say they should do them up to make them nice to live in and the tourists will like them too when they visit. We should do this for the right reason and not because we are being threatened by the big bad wolf in Europe. I think we both understand what we are saying on that.

Regarding radon, which Ms Burke mentioned earlier, I know she cannot work out the statistics on that but is there any other country that has been dealing with the radon issue longer than us that may have some internationally calculated figures rather than actual figures that the EPA could use? In terms of what Deputy O'Connell asked about, could the EPA use some other country as an example of how this work on radon can be beneficial? It is clear we do not have it here but some other country might have useful information that we could use to help explain the issue to people. Nationally, it is a good idea but it would be helpful if people had specific figures on it to which they could relate. Ms Burke might look to see if there are any international figures available. There may not be but they would help.