Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 October 2011
311 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of public petitions that have been submitted to him in the past four years, in tabular form; the nature of the petition campaign; the date on which the petition was submitted; the number of signatories on each petition; the action undertaken by him following consideration of the submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28421/11]
View answerThe details of public petitions that have been submitted to my Department in the past four years are shown in the table below.
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The nature of the petition campaign |
The date on which the petition was submitted; |
The number of signatories on each petition; |
The action undertaken by him following consideration of the submission; |
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Provision of broadband to a small development in the village of Coolboy, Co. Wicklow |
September 2008 |
14 |
The Group was informed that the general area of Coolboy was to receive broadband connectivity under the National Broadband Scheme. |
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Inclusion of the area of Ballycotton, Co. Cork, under the scope of the National Broadband Scheme (NBS). |
November 2010 |
333 |
The Group was informed that the extension of the scope of the NBS to Ballycotton was not possible. Information was given in relation to the forthcoming Rural Broadband Scheme dealing with individual unserved rural premises outside of NBS areas. |
In addition, my predecessor and I received representations, often from multiple sources, on various issues over the period referred to in the Deputy's Question.
