I propose to take Questions Nos. 304 and 305 together.
The UK-Ireland Contact Group on Radiological Matters normally meets twice a year. The Group last met in London on 9 November 2016. The Group is scheduled to meet again on 27 April 2017 in Dublin and on 10 October 2017 in London.
Actions agreed at meetings of the Group are followed up between meetings. My officials maintain on-going contact with their counterparts in the UK Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy throughout the year as necessary. This is also the position in relation to the respective regulators, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR).
My Department has not had correspondence with the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy or the Office for Nuclear Regulation in relation to the UK's decision to leave the EURATOM Treaty. The subject will be discussed at the next meeting of the UK-Ireland Contact Group.