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Order of Business (Resumed) (19 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: It will be promised in a minute.

Order of Business (Resumed) (19 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: He will.

Nuclear Test Ban Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on this legislation, which will belatedly bring us to the point where we are signatories to the treaty. This is our way of contributing. I know that we are not a nuclear power, nor should we ever be one. Some have argued that we should have a debate on nuclear energy but as a spokesperson in the energy and communications area, I believe that since...

Nuclear Test Ban Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Given our history with tunnels and the costs of various projects, I suggest the Minister stays well away from that proposal for some time. Sellafield has also been mentioned. As it is located so close to our shores we need to comment on it. The highest possible standards must apply to all nuclear facilities. In a typically Irish fashion we export our nuclear waste to Sellafield to be...

Nuclear Test Ban Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: We like talking about it.

Telecommunications Services. (19 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the action he has taken, or proposes to take by way of legislation or otherwise, to address the issue of the apparent failure of the regulatory system as transposed into Irish law to meet its stated objectives in the wake of the disconnection of thousands of telephone and broadband subscribers resulting in...

Telecommunications Services. (19 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister for his admission and his willingness to take action regarding the outage in the telecommunications area. Will he elucidate further, with a view to setting a precise deadline and timetable to deal with that situation whereby innocent subscribers became the victims and where the delivery of services either was not properly anticipated or people were not made aware of...

Telecommunications Services. (19 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: May I ask a brief supplementary?

Telecommunications Services. (19 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: We are all friends here.

Telecommunications Services. (19 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: It was with that in mind that I asked the Ceann Comhairle that question.

Fuel Prices. (19 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Fuel Prices. (19 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: He did.

Telecommunications Services. (19 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: That is rushing.

Electricity Generation. (19 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: How much control of the interconnectors, if any, will the State have? How many interconnectors will ultimately be provided? Are plans by one private enterprise group to build an interconnector at an advanced stage and within a similar completion timescale to that referred to by the Minister? With regard to the Minister's recently launched Green Paper, a reference was made which would...

Telecommunications Services. (19 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: We have turned the corner all right.

Telecommunications Services. (19 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: That is a lot.

Telecommunications Services. (19 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: What technology does the Minister propose to utilise to achieve coverage for the 10% or 15% to which he referred? Will it be wireless, satellite or a combination of the two? Will it include places like the Black Valley in County Kerry, which the Minister has been shyly skirting for the past few years, and areas in the midlands, with which the Minister would be much more familiar, that do...

Telecommunications Services. (19 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: I would have thought we would be on a straight road by now. We have serious problems in this area and industry is suffering as a result of the slow delivery and high cost of broadband. It is much more costly than has been suggested by the regulator and serious questions must be answered in that regard. I ask the Minister to take a much more serious interest in what is going on, with a view...

Telecommunications Services. (19 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: We live in overcrowded conditions.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (19 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if EU regulatory legislation, as transposed into Irish law, adequately protect the interests of the consumer and the economy; if he has in mind legalisation proposals to address the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33515/06]