145. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 216 of 4 March 2025, the potential legislative solutions being considered; the timeframe for their evaluation; and when proposed legislation to address this issue is likely to be published. [14814/25]
Topics / Telecommunications Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsTelecommunications Services
40 questions from 18 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 23 September 2026.
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146. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the actions his Department has taken to regulate and provide for the creation of SMS scam text filters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14845/25]
20. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 216 of 4 March 2025, to detail the potential legislative solutions being considered; the timeframe for their evaluation; and when proposed legislation to address this issue is likely to published. [14593/25]
211. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the direct contact he has had with broadband and phone providers recently with regard to the continued outage in certain parts of Connemara since Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13053/25]
136. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position regarding any research carried out by the Shared Island Unit into the merits of creating a single international dial code for the island of Ireland. [12845/25]
137. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on initiatives by the shared island unit in relation to improving radio signal reception on all parts of the island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12867/25]
138. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on initiatives by the shared island unit in relation to improving radio signal reception on all parts of the island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12867/25]
155. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his engagements with the Commission for Communications Regulation regarding the use of inflation-linked mid-contract price rises by phone and broadband companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11074/25]
156. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has engaged with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission regarding the use of inflation-linked mid-contract price rises by phone and broadband companies; whether this represents a fair practice towards consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11075/25]
211. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to liaise with a service provider (details supplied) to expedite the return of telephone and internet services to an area in Donegal (details supplied) where a business in this area cannot exist without proper communications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9223/25]
216. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to review the feasibility of implementing an SMS scam filter to assist in talking fraud, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9370/25]
87. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to address as a matter of priority the very serious issue of extremely poor or non-existent mobile phone reception along the N86 between Tralee, Camp, Annascaul, Dingle and west Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4114/25]
88. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to address as a matter of priority the very serious issue of extremely poor or non-existent mobile phone reception in County Kerry on the Ring of Kerry road between Tullig Beg upper, Killorglin and Curraheen, Glenbeigh, in the vicinity of a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4115/25]
9. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to address the lack of phone coverage for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3873/25]
76. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will address the consistently poor mobile phone reception in a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2749/25]