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Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2018)

Denis Naughten: I am discussing amendments Nos. 6 to 9, inclusive.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2018)

Denis Naughten: In setting out my position on amendments Nos. 6, 7 and 9 I will refer to amendment No. 8 because it is relevant and it will save me having to speak on the amendment later in the debate.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2018)

Denis Naughten: As I was saying, amendment No. 6 involves the deletion of all words from and including "which" on line 22 down to and including "apply" on line 24 and their replacement with "which, pursuant to regulations made under section 30(1) or (2), requires authorisation and who is required by those regulations to be a registered person or a licensee in respect of the relevant activity, shall make an...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2018)

Denis Naughten: Apologies for that. Those groupings came late from the Bills Office.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2018)

Denis Naughten: I move amendment No. 2:In page 8, line 33, to delete "a radiation" and substitute "the radiation".

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2018)

Denis Naughten: We all are in agreement here. The reality is that radon is responsible for between five and six deaths a week. It is something I am conscious of because my own constituency is to the fore in this regard. I have been deeply engaged with my officials on this issue. The provision exists since 2002. Many Ministers have gone through the Department since 2002 who have sat on their hands in...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2018)

Denis Naughten: I have learned a lot in dealing with this legislation. It has really opened my eyes. It was my intention to do as Deputy Stanley proposed and introduce a national scheme to deal with radon gas and I was determined to do it. It has been kicked around for long enough. We are talking about five or six deaths every week, never mind the number of people who end up in hospital and in treatment...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2018)

Denis Naughten: The EPA does not produce the report. With regard to giving the EPA a statutory responsibility to publish or circulate any report, it cannot because it does not produce the report in the first place. From a drafting perspective, it is not sound.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2018)

Denis Naughten: The strategy group, which is chaired by our Department, produces the report. As Minister of that Department, I am giving a commitment here that I have absolutely no difficulty in circulating the report but the Deputy is asking the EPA to lay before the Oireachtas a report it has no function in drafting. The amendment, as drafted, is not sound. It is not workable.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2018)

Denis Naughten: Will I read into the record my perspective on the amendments?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2018)

Denis Naughten: I will read my reply to amendments Nos. 4 and 5. Before we move on to this, I would like to say that I am a good while in this House and I am really surprised that an amendment that is inoperable and is not legally sound was pressed, especially when a Minister offered to work with those involved. New politics is all well and good but at the end of the day, we are legislators. We are...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2018)

Denis Naughten: I move amendment No. 6:In page 11, lines 22 to 24, to delete all words from and including “which” in line 22 down to and including “apply” in line 24 and substitute the following: “which, pursuant to regulations made under section 30(1) or (2), requires authorisation and who is required by those regulations to be a registered person or a licensee in respect...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2018)

Denis Naughten: I move amendment No. 7:In page 11, lines 28 and 29, to delete “which requires authorisation pursuant to regulations made under section 30(1) or 30(2) shall apply” and substitute the following: “which, pursuant to regulations made under section 30(1) or (2), requires authorisation and who is required by those regulations to be a registered person or a licensee in respect...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2018)

Denis Naughten: I move amendment No. 8:In page 11, to delete lines 32 to 39 and substitute the following: “(2)(a) Subject to paragraph (b), where the Agency receives an application referred to in subsection (1), the Agency shall decide, based on its regulatory experience and taking into account— (i) the magnitude of expected or potential doses of radiation, and (ii) the complexity of the...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2018)

Denis Naughten: I have first hand knowledge of physiotherapists and chiropractors, so this is something I am very conscious of. There is a lot of co-operation between my Department and the Department of Health on this. We are on the same wavelength and we have agreement now that the EPA will be the lead agency from our Department and HIQA will be the lead agency from the Department of Health to agree the...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2018)

Denis Naughten: I move amendment No. 9:In page 12, lines 6 and 7, to delete “made under” and substitute “referred to in”.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2018)

Denis Naughten: In terms of procedure, Deputy Lawless should allow the Chair to deal with the amendment. He can then speak to the section and raise the issue and I will be happy to respond to him.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2018)

Denis Naughten: I move amendment No. 11:In page 12, line 21, to delete “periodically.” and substitute “periodically.”.”.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2018)

Denis Naughten: I move amendment No. 12:In page 12, to delete lines 22 to 29.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2018)

Denis Naughten: I see from where Deputy Lawless is coming but the legislation turns the practice in this area on its head. The Bill provides for a single point at which one applies for a licence but there will be ongoing inspections in that regard. There may have previously been issues with compliance but a different approach to regulation was taken until now. We now have a graded approach relating to use...