Archive for 2008
Dail Motion on Broadband Provision
Posted on February 28, 2008
A Ceann Comhairle
I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion tonight and to support it unequivocally.
In the time allotted to me I wish to address a number of general
points relating to the National Broadband Scheme, The lack of
Rollout of Broadband to rural areas.And the need for this
government to adopt a Universal Service Obligation similar to
that which exists for postal and telephony services.
On the issue of a Universal Service Obligation, On February 7th last I received a letter from the Commission for Communications Regulation following representations by me on the issue of inadequate or no broadband provision in villages such as Ballyhooly and Glanworth.
These are villages which are typical of many villages and rural areas throughout the country.
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The need to upgrade services at Mallow General Hospital Dail Eireann 20th February 2008
Posted on February 21, 2008
The people of mallow and North and North West Cork, South
Tipp, East Limerick fear for the future of Mallow General
Hospital
The 100 GPs who wrote to you in September stated that they
despair and I quote "that a blinkered vision of health delivery is
slavishly following foreign models without taking into account
the existing nature and makeup of the Irish Health Service."
They contend, as do I that all patient contact should be in
"Centres of Excellence", be it in Primary, Secondary or Tertiary
care.
Mallow general hospital is a primary example of a secondary
facility that has punched above its weight, in spite of concerted
efforts to downgrade it.
This government, by cutting a budget to mallow hospital by
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