With regard to a radon remediation grant scheme, I refer to the reply to Question No. 5 of 16 October 2003 in which I also referred to the initiatives taken by the Government to address the radon problem.
I assume that the latter part of the question refers to the recent media reports about high radon levels found in a house in Castleisland, County Kerry. The house in question had been measured for radon concentration levels by the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland, RPII, at the request of the householder and was found to have a very high radon concentration level. I understand from the RPII that remediation work is currently being carried out on this house and that, upon completion of this, additional measurements will be carried out to determine whether the work has been effective. Two houses nearby were also measured by the RPII and were found to have radon concentrations below the 200 Bq/m³ reference level. The RPII has also written to householders within the four 10 x 10 km national grid squares adjoining the town of Castleisland informing them of the levels found and advising them to have radon measurements carried out.