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38 Mr. Bell asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the discussions, if any, she has had with the Department of Finance with a view to securing finance in 1998 to introduce a radon remediation grant scheme to assist householders in undertaking radon remediation works on their dwellings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8370/98]
I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 66 on 10 March 1998.
The introduction of a radon remediation grant scheme to assist householders in undertaking radon remediation works on their dwellings has, for some time now, been under consideration in my Department, in consultation with the Department of Finance and other interested Departments. However, in the light of Exchequer commitments and overall budgetary constraints, it is not possible to make provision for such a scheme this year.
