Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 976: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he proposes to require communications companies or their agents who erect communications antenna, masts or aerials on roofs of upper portions of buildings in built up areas to formally communicate to the local authority the nature of the antenna, masts or aerial, the purpose for which it has been erected, the strength of the signal and any other technical information related to such apparatus in view of the fact that local authorities are not able to inform residents adjacent to such buildings where these masts are located as to the nature and content or composition of the signals being transmitted and have no idea as to what the environmental or medical impacts and side effects there may be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1417/07]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Matters relating to planning policy, including requirements regarding telecommunications installations are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

The Inter-departmental Committee on Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields is concluding its considerations, based on the report of the Expert Group on Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields, completed at the end of 2006. I intend to present the report to my Government colleagues shortly and then publish the report.