Batt O'Keeffe
Ceist:178 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment the way in which the public was advised or warned about ozone levels in order that vulnerable members of the population could refrain from exposing themselves to these adverse conditions in view of the fact that the ozone levels in Cork were greater than EU limits for the protection of public health on 23 days in 1995; and the contacts, if any, there have been with relevant health authorities to conduct epidemiological studies on the increase in cataracts and respiratory problems, which are expected due to elevated ozone levels. [9013/97]