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- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (12 May 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 375: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which broadband availability and speed here is sufficient to compete with other jurisdictions worldwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19001/09]
- Written Answers — Prospecting Licences: Prospecting Licences (12 May 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 376: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of oil, gas or other mineral exploration licences issued in each of the past five years to date; the extent to which exploration is under way in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19002/09]
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (12 May 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 379: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his policy in respect of the future role for wire, fibre optics, wireless and satellite to play in the telecommunications sector having particular regard to the need to compete with other European countries and worldwide economies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19005/09]
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (12 May 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 380: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the policy initiatives he proposes to take to meet the infrastructural deficiency in the telecommunications sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19006/09]
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (12 May 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 381: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the degree to which he has reviewed the infrastructural needs of mobile telephone and landline services with particular reference to the need to ensure the quality and range of service is brought up to a standard comparable to the best in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19007/09]
- Order of Business (13 May 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Has it any particular candidate in mind?
- Order of Business (13 May 2009)
Bernard Durkan: I do not wish to go over the Monageer issue again, other than to say, in concert with other Members, that it is utterly preposterous that a report of that nature should be presented with blank pages at a time when there is deep concern all over the country about system failures. It is not sufficient to sweep it under the carpet and presume everything will proceed accordingly. Some things...
- Order of Business (13 May 2009)
Bernard Durkan: I am aware of that but I wanted to make the point. Have the heads of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill to give legislative effect to certain provisions of the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organised Crime which is due to be published in 2009 been discussed or agreed? The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is making some timid efforts to raise his voice in...
- Order of Business (13 May 2009)
Bernard Durkan: I asked about the heads of the Bill.
- Finance Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Bernard Durkan: That is correct. They should be punished.
- Finance Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Bernard Durkan: We tend to reward those who are recalcitrant.
- Finance Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Such a person should not be given a golden handshake.
- Finance Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Bernard Durkan: That is the cop-out factor.
- Finance Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Bernard Durkan: No, there is no question of glee but a case of fairness.
- Finance Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Bernard Durkan: That is correct.
- Finance Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Bernard Durkan: That is correct. It is the domino effect.
- Finance Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.
- Finance Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Bernard Durkan: They are right.
- Finance Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Bernard Durkan: They are right.
- Finance Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Bernard Durkan: It was.