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The Senate: Any questions?........anyone?

clohamon · 2014-10-02 22:29:19

Minister Joe McHugh stands up in the Senate and for six minutes reads out a boilerplate summary of the National Broadband Plan. Senator Mark Daly asks a question about the speed of implementation of the plan. Minister McHugh sympathises but says he’s “on the same page” as Senator Daly. There’s some phantom nostalgia for…

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02-10-2014 11:29pm

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clohamon

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Minister Joe McHugh stands up in the Senate and for six minutes reads out a boilerplate summary of the National Broadband Plan.

Senator Mark Daly asks a question about the speed of implementation of the plan.

Minister McHugh sympathises but says he’s “on the same page” as Senator Daly. There’s some phantom nostalgia for the Rural Electrification Scheme, and a GAA reference - Donegal and Kerry. All smiles.

Minister McHugh scans the assembled few, looking for more questions. There are none. He gathers up his papers, and leaves.

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#2 03-10-2014 9:58am
watty

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Minister McHugh sympathises but says he’s “on the same page” as Senator Daly.

The last page because he just finished reading?

What?

Perhaps he stunned them to sleep?

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#3 03-10-2014 11:48am
bealtine

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ahh broadband a 1950s showband

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