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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: 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: ...a graded approach relating to use and risk, which are assessed. As I stated in reply to Deputy Stanley, a process will be agreed between the Health Information and Quality Authority, HIQA, and the EPA in that regard. One must remember that there is ongoing training, registration and monitoring of these professions. We are discussing radiation, radiation sources and equipment, which will...

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