Noel Ahern
Question:104 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if, in relation to the recent announcement that £0.5 million would be available to deal with the problem caused by the new phone charges to various helpline bodies, he will give details of the way in which this allocation will be spent; when he or Bord Telecom will speak to the Samaritans, the Rape Crisis Centre and Childline, as to date no discussions have taken place and there is much concern on the matter.