Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

Nuclear Power Plants: Discussion with Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland

3:20 pm

Photo of Michelle MulherinMichelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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From our point of view - we hope we feed into policy formulation - is it the case that some agency, perhaps the RPII, needs to be charged with that function or that the level of public fear is exceeding the level of danger to human health? Should this be a priority for the Government, considering the general fear among communities on account of high power electricity lines? The fear is palpable. Does Dr. McGarry consider it should be a priority from the point of view of needing a more detailed examination from a health perspective?