Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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360. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that Eircom as the only cable communications provider in the country has no statutory power to enter private property to repair damaged equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42217/13]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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The provision of fixed line telecommunications connections between telephone exchanges and customer premises by Eircom are typically provided on multiline cables installed along public roads, from which individual premises are connected directly at a suitable local distribution point. It is a matter for Eircom to undertake the repair of customer connections within the statutory framework set out.