Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 326: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the regulation of internet domain matters, including name disputes and protections afforded to a company (details supplied) that is fully registered in the State for taxation, VAT, for a .ie domain name and the Companies Registration Office, which faces competition from a company based outside the State that uses a similar name and website name in the promotion of its services to the detriment of the indigenous company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33970/08]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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I have no responsibility in relation to the issue raised by the Deputy.

The IE Domain Registry Limited (IEDR) is the company responsible for the management of the .ie Internet domain name space. It has a dispute resolution process in place where a complainant can address a grievance in respect of .ie domain names in use on the Internet.

The dispute resolution process is handled by the internationally respected organisation WIPO the World Intellectual Property Organisation. This process is available to any complainant and the process and procedures are available on the IEDR website.

Where a complainant remains unsatisfied with the outcome of this process they have the right to have the matter determined before the Irish courts.