John Bruton
Question:23 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if he will make a statement on the accuracy of a report in the Financial Times of 11 October 1993, to the effect that Telecom Éireann has the lowest productivity of 12 European Telecom systems listed, in terms of number of employees per 1,000 lines; the reasons for this; its implications for phone and fax charges here; if this productivity trend is a recent long term development; and if any targets have been set for the future productivity of Irish Telecom services in comparison with competitor countries in Europe.