Ned O'Sullivan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We are all dependent on mobile phone technology and it is time to have a debate on the subject, if the Leader can organise it, with the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Pat Rabbitte. There are ongoing complaints about the quality of service in the south west, particularly in Kerry, Limerick and north Cork. Anyone who commutes from Kerry to Dublin by car on the motorway or by train finds pockets where there is no signal. The major business consortiums that were fortunate enough to succeed in getting licences by hook or by crook all seem to be giving their patrons the runaround. Individuals who complain are told it is a minor fault and when the media contact the companies they say there was a minor hiatus and that it will be sorted out next week. It never is. That needs to be examined.

In response to Senator Mullen, I have the greatest respect for everyone on both sides of the argument. I came into the office this morning to do a bit of work and I spent nearly an hour and a half trying to clean my machine of e-mails and letters, mostly from people asking me to oppose the Bill. People have the right to protest but I appeal to Senator Mullen and the other protagonists on that side of the argument to appeal to the more extreme elements, who seem to be on their side, to stop sending obscene pictures and photographs-----