Will the Minister agree that a major part of the problem here was that, notwithstanding the various statements and counter-statements issued by various agencies, the person in the street was confused at the end of the day and did not know if it was safe to let children out in the rain or if it was safe to eat the vegetables that were on sale. Will the Minister agree that more attention should be given to advising the public about mundane, everyday matters of that nature? Will the Minister assure the House that, in the event of it becoming necessary to issue iodine tablets in an emergency on a countrywide basis, they will be available for distribution?

In response to the first part of Deputy Taylor's question, if it was considered at any time that it was unsafe for children to be allowed to go out in the rain or for consumers to be consuming vegetables, a statement would have been made to that effect. It was not necessary to make that statement. I would have thought that until such statement was made it was not necessary to clarify it specifically. If the Deputy is making the point that we were not specific enough in telling people what they were and were not allowed to do, that is something that we can bear in mind. In relation to the provision of health resources, I am sure the Government would make available to the public whatever health remedies or methods as were seen necessary in any situation.