Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 184: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has updated facts on the impact of Sellafield on the health of the population on the east coast of Ireland. [24125/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) is responsible for measuring the levels of radioactivity in foodstuffs and in the environment on an ongoing basis and for assessing the significance of these levels. Their data indicate that the levels of radioactivity in the Irish environment — and in fish caught in the Irish Sea — are extremely low and do not pose a significant risk to health. Figures produced by the National Cancer Registry Board do not indicate an elevated incidence of leukaemia in those counties which are closest to Sellafield.