Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 160: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is proposed to investigate the circumstances of the failing health of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on proposals she may have on this matter. [42977/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The investigation of any issues arising with the health of the person referred to by the Deputy is a matter for that person and their doctor. With regard to the issue of mobile phone masts, the current consensus of authoritative scientific literature is that there is no evidence of a causal relationship between exposure to emissions from these masts and ill health.

The World Health Organisation has assessed the many reviews carried out in this area and has indicated that exposure below the limits recommended by the International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection in their 1998 Guidelines does not produce any known adverse health effects. These guidelines are based on a careful analysis of all peer-reviewed scientific literature including thermal and non-thermal effects. Telecommunication companies licensed to operate in Ireland are obliged to comply with these guidelines. Research is ongoing in relation to this issue and my Department will continue to monitor developments concerning the possible health effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields.