Is the Minister aware of the reported incidence of a cluster of illnesses associated with people living in that locality and the possibility of a leukaemia link from the radiation emitted from the micro wave transmitters at Bishop-scourt. In 1980 a man and woman who had been in perfect health lived within a mile radius of that plant and died within six months of each other. As the Republic is within 35 miles of this radar station, would the Minister seek an assurance that all necessary measures are taken to safeguard people in that locality?

I am not aware of the matters to which the Deputy referred in his supplementary. In any event, it would not be a matter for me to make representations; it would be a matter for the Minister for Foreign Affairs. I suggest that if the Deputy has information as indicated, he should pass it on to the Minister for Foreign Affairs.