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RTE: Today with Pat Kenny - Etain Doyle.

SkepticOne · 2002-09-27 15:52:11

On Monday, 30 September, at 10am, Pat Kenny will be interviewing the telecommunications regulator Etain Doyle on the subject of mobile, Internet access and broadband communications and is inviting questions from the public. To send in questions, simply email the show at todaypk@rte.ie. Please make sure you title the email…

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#92 08-10-2002 12:04PM

MDR

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Its very difficult to define what a vested business interest is, if you restricted the ballot to those without a business interest of any kind, you would end up with Sinn Fein, the socialist works and labour running the country

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#93 08-10-2002 12:10PM

Canadian

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...that politicians can be allowed into office if they have a vested interest in a business of any kind

Everyone has vested interests. Even homeless people.... Even Sinn Fein.... (any truth to the rumor that they're involved in the pub business in the republic?)

Maybe stronger conflict of interest rules (when it comes to voting) would work. This probably isn't the platform for that disucssion tho -

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Ireland's competitive advantage
is in jeapordy if you vote YES.
(admittidly it is the high road, tho)

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#94 10-10-2002 09:27AM

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ok, i think weve said about all were going to say on the show at this stage. Ill remove the sticky

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