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Asbestos in the Dáil

Summary

Deputy Ó Snodaigh warned of possible asbestos exposure in former RTÉ studios and asked what would be done to remove it. The Ceann Comhairle said it was not a matter for the Tánaiste and lay with the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission and the OPW.

Guím beannachtaí na féile ar gach éinne, agus seinnfidh mé ceol ag an am céanna. Maidir le ceist atá níos dáiríre, an important and alarming report was left on my desk which suggests there are dangers to workers and Members of the House from exposure to asbestos in the former RTE studios upstairs. What actions will be taken to ensure that when we return-----

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The Minister, Deputy Varadkar, will be very exposed so.

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-----from the break, all asbestos in this House is removed, given how dangerous it is not only for us but for the workers in this House? It was left on my desk and it was from last Friday's Irish Daily Mail. There is a photograph of signs and the title is "Danger in the Dáil". We understand some of the dangers but these are the lurking hidden dangers.

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It is not a matter for the Tánaiste. It is a matter for the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission and the Office of Public Works, OPW, I suspect.

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