I raise a matter that has been raised at my constituency clinic every week for the past 12 months, namely, the roll-out of 5G and the apparent dangers surrounding this to our people's health and well-being. Is the Taoiseach aware that the Government of Belgium has halted the 5G roll-out saying that the people of Brussels are not guinea pigs whose health can be sold for a profit. A legal opinion in Denmark stated the rolling out of 5G is illegal under EU and international law and concluded that establishing and activating a 5G network would contravene current human and environmental rights enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the EU regulations and the Bern and Bonn conventions. An EU report admits that 5G is a mass experiment and laments that it is not possible to accurately stimulate or measure 5G emissions. The health effects of the higher 5G frequencies, known as millimetre waves, are unknown.

These wavelengths have never been tested for safety according to industry testimony to the United States Senate in February. I am truly no expert and I seek the Taoiseach's advice.

The Deputy is right about that.

The people of Ireland and the world are saying "No" to 5G and are extremely concerned about the dangers of this technology.

Does the Deputy not want it?

Will the Government draw up a report to consider the genuine concerns that are out there with 5G?

It is just a scare story.

We get independent advice about the safety of any mobile network we roll out. The advice we have is that this is robust and safe. If the Deputy wishes to bring evidence to the authorities for assessment, that can be done. Our advice is that this is a safe network. However, it will take considerable time to roll out. While I am on my feet, I should take the opportunity to say that we have today committed to rolling out rural broadband and the Deputy's constituency will be a very substantial beneficiary of that.