Results 81-85 of 85 for feel "party:" . (isset($parties[ucfirst("$a[1]")]) ? $parties[ucfirst("$a[1]")] : "$a[1]") speaker:Tommy Broughan
- Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (26 May 2005)
Tommy Broughan: ...with local authorities or harbour authorities, to act for the purposes of the enforcement of this legislation. If our hard-pressed Garda resources are tied up, or a local harbour authority feels it necessary to designate specific officers to combat these problems, it is possible to do so by authorising appropriate people to do so. Sections 17 and 35 are therefore valuable additions to...
- Telecommunications Services. (5 May 2005)
Tommy Broughan: ...regarding local loop unbundling? When telecom companies other than Eircom make a case to either an Oireachtas committee or Members, it is generally top of the agenda and an issue about which they feel upset. Will the Minister comment on the consequent high cost of DSL and the low speeds we have in comparison with countries such as Korea and Japan? When will the interactive public sector...
- Mobile Telephony. (10 Mar 2005)
Tommy Broughan: ...and centre. Our revenue per minute is among the highest in Europe. The most damning point in the report regarding the Vodafone companies is that while German media commentators and parliamentarians feel the margins there represent a licence to print money, margins here are far higher and the same is true for comparison with O2 in other markets. Does the Minister not agree we have been...
- Finance Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Feb 2005)
Tommy Broughan: ...the opportunity afforded by the introduction of this Bill and the forthcoming debate in the Finance committee to introduce a tax ombudsman, somebody to represent people, especially PAYE workers who feel they got a raw deal or who, owing to the recent operation of the new tax credit system, have overpaid. There has long been a need for an advocate for people on low incomes especially in...
- Alternative Energy Projects. (8 Feb 2005)
Tommy Broughan: ...to the other country in western Europe with massive wind resources, namely, Scotland. Is the Minister disappointed this trailblazing company has had to turn away from Ireland because of what it feels is a lack of commitment, by the Minister's predecessor in particular, to the development of wind power? The British target is still to have up to one sixth of energy created from wind and...