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Ann Marie Part Area Chief EHOHSE Dublin Mid- Leinster

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HSE/RPII Joint Position on Radon

Background

Joint Position Paper

Recommendations

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Background

RPII/HSE Memorandum of Understanding 2007

Agreement to work together on areas of mutual interest including radon as a public health hazard

Established a joint working HSE/RPII working on Radon 2008

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Joint HSE/RPII Working Group on Radon

Established in late 2008 Membership RPII HSEMr. David Fenton Dr. Mary O’ Mahony

Ms. Stephanie Long Dr. Ina Kelly

Dr. Tony Colgan Ms. Ann Marie Part

Mr. David Pollard

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Terms of Reference

To produce a Joint HSE/RPII Position Paper on Radon

Overall Aim of the Group :To propose evidence based measures that would lead to a reduction in the number of cases of lung cancer in Ireland due to radon exposure

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Areas of Consideration by Group

Overview of the scope of radon in Ireland and the public health implications including existing radon control and interventions

Remediation v Prevention – In light of recent research does Ireland place too much emphasis on identifying individual risk from radon rather than reduction of collective dose by passive prevention

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Recommendation

Recommendation That a properly constituted expert group be

immediately established to drive the development of a national radon control strategy for Ireland