10 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Energy if he will make a statement on a report (details supplied) which stated that the Government were not taking legal action against the British authorities over the pollution of the Irish Sea and dangers to health as a result of radioactive discharges from the nuclear reprocessing plant at Sellafield, in Cumbria given the commitments of his predecessor.
38 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Energy the steps he will take during Ireland's Presidency of the EC Council of Ministers to encourage the Commission to establish a nuclear inspectorate under the Euratom Treaty which would have powers to inspect nuclear power stations of member states in order to ensure that they comply with European safety standards.
38 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Energy the steps he will take during Ireland's Presidency of the EC Council of Ministers to encourage the Commission to establish a nuclear inspectorate under the Euratom Treaty which would have powers to inspect nuclear power stations of member states in order to ensure that they comply with European safety standards.
7 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Energy if he proposes, in the context of Ireland's Presidency of the EC, to raise as a matter of priority the possibility of the establishment of a Europe-wide inspectorate accountable to the Commission, the Council and the Parliament of the European Communities in respect of the monitoring, inspection and maintenance of environmental standards and safety requirements of all civilian nuclear power installations within the Community; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
16 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Energy the present state of preparedness to deal with an accidental release of radiation from, for example, a nuclear plant on the west coast of Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
8 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Energy whether he has had discussions with the Nuclear Energy Board on their recent appointment of the chief executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.