Maurice Hayes (Independent)

Will the Deputy Leader pursue with the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Noel Dempsey, questions which have been raised by both Senator McHugh and myself regarding progress on the removal of roaming charges for mobile phones on the island? The Taoiseach may be reporting on the matter to the National Forum on Europe next Thursday. It is an important issue for people living along the Border.

I will offer a cautionary tale to Senators Ó Murchú and O'Toole. There was a controversy over whether Derry should be called Londonderry or Derry, and some thought it may be called, by means of compromise, Londonderry-Derry. It is now jokingly known as "Stroke City", which is a fate I would not wish on Dingle. For the innocent people of the north west, the word "stroke" has only one primary meaning. In the case of Dingle, a back translation might be "Dingle — Baile na Seafta".