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THE DEPARTMENT OF Housing says there are no plans to make testing for radon in rented accommodation mandatory.
Radon is the principal source of radiation exposure, making up 56% of the overall dose received in Ireland. Exposure increases the likelihood of developing lung cancer, and causes approximately 250 deaths from lung cancer in Ireland each year.
Radon is the principal source of radiation exposure, making up 56% of the overall dose received in Ireland. Exposure increases the likelihood of developing lung cancer, and causes approximately 250 deaths from lung cancer in Ireland each year.
Green Party councillor David Healy says that landlords are not testing for radon, putting people at risk.
“An estimated 250 people die of radon-related lung cancer every year in Ireland. So why is the Government ignoring the risk to tenants in private accommodation?
“Despite the fact that testing is easy and cheap, there is a problem in getting house owners to test their properties. The problem is most severe in private rental properties, where tenants living with the radon risk are not responsible for testing and, if necessary, remediating the house. As a result, even though, at around €50, it is clearly affordable, it is very unusual for private landlords to carry out radon tests.
“For example, in my own area of Howth/ Malahide, none of the private rental properties inspected by Fingal County Council over the last five years has had a radon test.”
Responding to Healy’s comments, the Department of Housing said:
“A key commitment in the Strategy was to review the regulations governing minimum standards in rented accommodation, to bring them into line with modern requirements. That review was completed and on 27 January 2017, the then Minister signed the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2017. These regulations focus on tenant safety and include new measures covering heating appliances, carbon monoxide and window safety. With very limited exemptions, these apply to local authority and voluntary housing units as well as private rented residential accommodation.
“All landlords have a legal obligation to ensure that their rented properties comply with the regulations. Responsibility for enforcement rests with the relevant local authority.
“At this stage, there are no plans to amend the regulations to introduce mandatory radon testing in rented accommodation but the matter will be kept under review.”
Exposure to radon gas is thought to be the second leading cause of lung cancer worldwide after smoking.
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Is that really supposed to help? Or am I missing something?
@Dave Thomas: when the lawsuits for Facebook come, he can just say I’m not the CEO, that guy/gal is!
@Dave Thomas: yeah I’d say you’re missing something alright – that it’s not supposed to help anything (apart from themselves)
@Dave Thomas: I think it’s about acknowledging the social media website is sinking and not wanting the companies name to forever be tethered to a product that’ll eventually be the new MySpace or Bebo.
@Dave Thomas: The world is changing the majority of 40-50 year olds (probably 30)don’t do Facebook anymore. Mark Zuckerberg has a plan and he’ll deffo get richer.
They seem to have looked at all those sc fi movies with the weirdly named evil corporations and decided to choose a similar name.
@john smith iv:
Anagram for ‘meat’.
@iohanx: and team or mate
@iohanx: and team or material
I’m sure there’s a Metabolics joke in there somewhere and if there isn’t then there should be…
@William Tallon: this comment deserves more likes
@William Tallon: there should have been, but you metabolics of the opportunity
Just a reminder of all the metadata being collected lol
Groundbreaking stuff, this should definitely stop people being angry towards people they’ve never met for no reason.
Ah yeah parent companies sister companies whatever he wants to call it.this is to break it up so he won’t be hit for to pay as much tax.
Thought they would have gone for Skynet
@Handsome McWonderful: I think Elon Musk owns that URL!
Given the PR they have had recently the name Mica would have been a better choice!
Surely the domain name meta.com was already purchased before them. I hope who owned it made a fortune. Meta sounds like a dreadful idea.
@Madra: Zucks wife bought the company Meta back in 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170127013741/https://meta.com/
@Madra: its probably Meta.Edu.Tz , solid and trustworthy
Such a charmless b…..d Zuckerburg, Sacha Baron Cohen does very informative presentations on the goings on with facecrook and his shenanigans on his platform. Marks metamorphosis isn’t to the worlds or it’s people advantage. You can take that to the bank…..
Metaboll*x
My thinking aswell, doesn’t seem to be to much detail in this or did I forget to read something??
but will Meta be betta.
Facebook has been around for over a decade and still has absolutely NO educational features but sure, let’s make a big deal about changing the name. Like it makes any difference to anything.
Haven’t Meta user they can’t screw over yet.
It’s all too with the Metaverse which Zuckerberg spoke about earlier this month.
Feta has a better ring to it
It does sound like a laxative I was made take back in the 1980’s when I was kid in the Regional Hospital in Limerick.
Im a real metacritic
It’s still Facebook.
It’s all to do with the Metaverse which Zuckerberg spoke about earlier this month.
@The Tec Dr: And as you said two minutes ago.
@lelookcoco: If you look at my first comment you will notice that I made a typo.
@The Tec Dr: still, if you’re trying to enlighten people, I hate to break it to you, I think the whole world knew that already bud
Clever hashtag #facemask very clever
Really is he for Real.If he thinks rebranding face book will help then he is sadly mistaken
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