Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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With regard to radon, page 13 of the briefing report states that approximately 300 cases of lung cancer in Ireland every year are linked to the radioactive gas radon. That is from the EPA's research completed in 2018. It states that accumulation of radon in homes is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking and approximately 500 people are living in homes with radon concentrations above the acceptable level. Again, my house has been affected. I understand the uptake for radon remediation is not great. Perhaps that is the wrong way to put it but not enough people are taking the assistance offered in respect of radon. Will Ms Burke comment on that paragraph in the report? It is a very serious paragraph.