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Seanad Broadband Bill
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22-01-2008 9:12pm#1
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The Seanad will pretty much just put it on the agenda for the Dail I think although someone will slam me on that in a minute
Then its up to the Dail who are as useless as drunk monkeys at the wheel of a lorry. This isn't the first time Shane has done something like this, he is the only hope for Irish Broadband. It hasn't had much effect so far though. Hopefully this will have an effect.0 -
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I fear the email server will be crippled
if it was, it would give lie to the sujbect matter.........no ??:p
Far better that people would WRITE to him in the post, telling him they couldn't email him........:DOde To The Motorist
“And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road”
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Tony Kett (FF)
He is Dublin ( born in Galway thats all) and was a digger outer for Bertie . Love that well shod head of his I does Does not give a **** about BB .
Deirdre De Burca in Wicklow can easily be put under pressure on the subject as can Dan Boyle in Cork .
Anywhere you find two FF senators in a county you can have some happy hunting with them.0 -
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Got a reply too. I don't know if its an automated email. It could be but even so, at least he would have gone to the bother of setting up an automated reply to everyone that emailed him
Shows he knows something If he replied to us all individually then he would have at least skimmed our emails which shows he is taken our points on board.
Anyway, I know we all wish Shane the best with his bill and I appreciate his efforts as I'm sure most people here do. If it doesn't make a difference, well at least we can say we tried and the government can't claim they were not notified about the issue so it'll hopefully come back to bite them in the arse if they continue to just sit on theirs over this issue.0 -
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pro_gnostic_8 wrote: »I do hope that any member of the Seanad that votes against this Bill is named. Any Senator that does not support the Bill is a impediment to the future economic well-being and prosperity of the country IMO. Who do they think they are -- denying me and thousands of my fellow-citizens a modern Broadband service. Such people are the enemies of Progress. Such people should be named-and-shamed .............. I think we should be told who they are if the Bill is defeated.
In all fairness when Shane Ross said this:
What did he expect the FF and the Green members of the Seanad to do?Senator Shane Ross:
I move:
That Seanad Éireann deplores the failure of the Government to ensure broadband access in every home and business in Ireland.
Agree that they deplore the failure of the government that put them in the Seanad only last year? I dont think so.
Read it all here.0 -
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Well, fair effin' play to him. He seems a clued-up kinda guy.
Some excerpts from Senator Hannigan's contribution to the recent Broadband motionn in the Seanad:
"As a country, we are failing to keep up with the challenges of changing technology.
Half of all businesses in rural areas do not have access to broadband, not because it is not wanted, but because it is just not available................ It is not fair that we should discriminate against people or businesses in rural areas.
Some of the Minister’s response beggars belief. ................. It is a sure sign we have a dial-up Minister in a broadband age.
While we are moving slowly to provide DSL access to people and businesses in Ireland, in other countries the talk is about ADSL2 or fibre optic broadband. In Japan, 36% of subscribers are using fibre optics to get on to the broadband network. As a result, Japan has the best and most advanced high-speed access to the Internet in the world. The transfer rate in Japan is 100 megabytes per second, which compares to the best in Ireland of 5 megabytes per second. That is a twentyfold increase in the speed available for businesses in Japan. It is shockingly low in Ireland.
Senator Walsh stated earlier that things were great, but we are now 28th in the European league table for speed.
Broadband must reach people in many rural areas, but also in areas that are close to Dublin. Broadband was turned on only six weeks ago in Stamullen, which is a village only 20 miles up the road. Last year, I led a successful campaign to introduce broadband in Stamullen, County Meath. We were told initially by Eircom it would not have made economic sense for the company to introduce broadband.
Broadband is not just an economic equation about whether it is justifiable for Eircom. It brings other social benefits. ....................... It is like water and electricity. Until we treat it like that, we will not realise the benefits of broadband to the nation."
Heh heh .......... "We have a dial-up Minister in a broadband age" 0 -
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