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- Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (6 May 2009)
Simon Coveney: One of my frustrations in this regard is that on Committee Stage we tried to open the Minister's mind to accepting some form of tolerance of religious advertising. However, he proposes to delete section 41(6) but not to follow through and accept my amendments. In other words, he will make the Bill more restrictive. With regard to religious advertising, section 41(4) states, "A broadcaster...
- Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (6 May 2009)
Simon Coveney: I am pressing it. Question, "That the words proposed to be deleted stand", put and declared carried.
- Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (6 May 2009)
Simon Coveney: I am only supporting the amendment on the condition that the other amendments are likely to be passed, but from what I hear from the Minister they are not likely to be passed. I will not now support the amendment. I wish to record that. If the only thing the Minister is proposing to do is to take out section 41(6) then I will not support that.
- Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (6 May 2009)
Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 43: In page 45, between lines 42 and 43, to insert the following: "(g) that advertising, teleshopping material, sponsorship and other forms of commercial promotion employed in any broadcasting service, which relates to the promotion of alcoholic beverages, in particular beverages with a high alcohol content, shall have regard to general public health concerns,". These...
- Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (6 May 2009)
Simon Coveney: That is disappointing. I do not understand why the Minister is treating junk food advertising targeted at children differently from alcohol advertising targeted at children. Nor do I see why he is treating junk food advertising targeted at children differently from alcohol advertising targeted at adults. My proposals would complement what the Department of Health and Children and the...
- Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (6 May 2009)
Simon Coveney: Question 491: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when funding for the disability extension scheme will be made available to Cork City Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17766/09]
- Telecommunications Services. (12 May 2009)
Simon Coveney: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his view on the impact that a decision of a company (details supplied) not to proceed with commercial digital terrestrial television will have on the roll-out of both commercial and free to air DTT services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19119/09]
- Telecommunications Services. (12 May 2009)
Simon Coveney: Since the Minister is taking two priority questions together I hope there will be real engagement on the issue rather than simply statements from both sides. My party strongly supports DTT and we support the Government in its roll-out of DTT, including commercial DTT and free-to-air channels. To give the impression that the pull-out by the Boxer consortium has caused nothing more than a...
- Telecommunications Services. (12 May 2009)
Simon Coveney: We have no set-top boxes now.
- Energy Prices. (12 May 2009)
Simon Coveney: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that energy price reductions for gas and electricity represent an appropriate price reduction in the context of international energy markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19118/09]
- Energy Prices. (12 May 2009)
Simon Coveney: When the Minister leaves office and his record is assessed, this will be his biggest failing. We are losing jobs by the week and international companies are openly saying they are leaving Ireland because of the cost of energy. The 2008 figures from neutral assessors of Ireland's energy prices show that only Cyprus has higher prices than Ireland for industrial electricity. Industrial...
- Energy Prices. (12 May 2009)
Simon Coveney: So why are our prices the most expensive in Europe?
- Energy Prices. (12 May 2009)
Simon Coveney: The Minister does not.
- Energy Prices. (12 May 2009)
Simon Coveney: In two years in his job, the Minister has never said our electricity prices are too expensive.
- Energy Prices. (12 May 2009)
Simon Coveney: After we hounded the Minister for a month.
- Energy Prices. (12 May 2009)
Simon Coveney: Households are getting 10%. That sums it up.
- Energy Prices. (12 May 2009)
Simon Coveney: We get it. The Minister can do two things at the one time.
- Energy Prices. (12 May 2009)
Simon Coveney: Consumers will pay.
- Energy Prices. (12 May 2009)
Simon Coveney: As usual, we do not get a clear statement from the Minister that electricity is too expensive in Ireland.
- Energy Prices. (12 May 2009)
Simon Coveney: The Minister says we are achieving our targets and that competition is working, which is rubbish. Competition is not working in Ireland, which is why, compared to other countries - our competitors - Ireland is becoming more expensive. The party represented by the Minister of State, Deputy Conor Lenihan, should realise this and take the Minister in charge, if necessary, because his other...