Fergal Browne (Fine Gael)

Eircom has been bought for the fifth time. While it is a good deal for the management and employees, is it a good deal for the customer? Babcock & Brown has taken on a considerable debt. How will the company manage that debt and will it impact on the delivery of broadband and the telephone service? I doubt it can get any worse. If one wishes to have an Eircom telegraph pole moved, the quickest way to do it is to knock it down and telephone Eircom afterwards. That is what happens. The company cut my telephone off a week early when I was moving office and told me it would take ten days to reconnect it. It is important to have a debate on Eircom, especially from the consumer's viewpoint.

I am sure the Leader will join me in congratulating one of her constituents, Michael O'Leary, on the success of Ryanair, which was established 20 years ago today.