Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 260: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the basis for the adoption of the international limits for non-ionising radiation from mobile phone masts and base stations; the possible health effects arising from same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16105/06]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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The international limits on public exposures for non-ionising radiation, developed by the International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), have been adopted in Ireland on the basis of EU Council Recommendation 1999/519/EU on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields (0 Hz to 300 GHz).

My Department does not have any scientific data, which as yet supports the contention that exposure to non-ionising radiation below these limits damages human health.