David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)

Deputy Coveney is right to say that this is a public health issue. We have had much correspondence from people in the Cobh area who are concerned about public health. Is the Minister aware of the National Cancer Registry report which indicates that when rates for the Cobh urban area were compared to Ireland at large, the incidence of cancer in Cobh was 44% higher than what might have been expected?

Will the Minister organise a baseline independent health study in Cobh and the Cork Harbour area? Does he agree that this is very serious and worrying? The study I mentioned was carried out for the years 1994 to 2005.

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