Brian Stanley (Laois, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is a three-bedroom terraced house. I am not complaining. What I am saying is that we should be told if there is no radon barrier in the house and then whether a radon test exists. Can one be done simply? How can we access it? How can we get radon tests carried out in homes in the midlands and other parts of the country? If radon exists, is there some way we can come up with a scheme for people? There is a particular risk in the midlands. I do not want to scaremonger but if there is a high level of radon in family homes in the midlands and there is unclear information about whether or not there is a barrier in these homes, we should be able to establish that. In the absence of information from developers, most of whom are AWOL, is there a simple way of finding out without turning the house upside down whether or not there is a radon barrier in the house? I welcome the fact that it is included in the new regulations. That is good news and a very progressive step forward. It was a very good move on the part of the Department. We must look back at the 500,000 homes that were built during the boom, or false boom, to see what the situation with those homes is and whether or not they contain barriers. If not, can we sit down and devise a method of resolving the problem? It is very important. I look forward to the Bill going to Committee Stage.

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