Frances Fitzgerald
Question:93 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the role of her Department in relation to the national emergency plan for nuclear accidents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12692/99]
Vol. 505 No. 1
93 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the role of her Department in relation to the national emergency plan for nuclear accidents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12692/99]
My Department, in conjunction with the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland, has primary responsibility for emergency planning for nuclear accidents. A national emergency plan for nuclear accidents is in place to ensure a rapid and effective response to accidents involving the release or potential release of radioactive substances into the environment which could give rise to radiation exposure of the public.