Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)

When can we expect to see the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill again, which disappeared off the agenda following a meeting of the Fianna Fáil Party a few weeks ago? Is the Government or the Tánaiste's colleague planning any legislation on fireworks given the annual mayhem many communities must endure at this time of the year? Has the Cabinet made any decision or got a recommendation from the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources on an agreed mediator for the Corrib gas pipeline dispute? Apparently the Minister, Deputy Noel Dempsey, made a speech yesterday on the local loop in telecommunications. Is the Minister and the Cabinet planning any major new Bill on communications in respect of the local broadband network?

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