Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children
Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance
10:40 am
Dr. Basil Elnazir:
We do not fully understand that. There are many interactions and chemicals around us. The environment we live in, the quality of air, housing conditions and pollution are all factors. Deputy Byrne mentioned mould. I am a paediatrician and I sit in my clinic every day writing letters to the city council to remedy situations where there is mould on the bedroom walls and window sills and so on.