Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 211: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if it is allowed to put a Vodafone mast on Richmond Road, Dublin 3; if local residents should be consulted; and if there are health issues involved with this construction. [5943/06]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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Issues relating to the locations of telecommunications masts are not matters for me but for the relevant local authorities under the aegis of my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

The Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources maintains a watching scientific brief on health issues relating to non-ionising radiation, including mobile telephony. The Department's involvement in matters concerning the health effects of non-ionising radiation, which includes radio frequency emissions from mobile phone base stations, is guided by advice from national and international health authorities, including the World Health Organisation of the United Nations. Mobile telephones are in use internationally. The global limits for non-ionising radiation have been established internationally by the International Commission for Non-Ionising Radiation Protection. There is no scientific evidence that exposure up to these limits is damaging to health.