Comments on: National Development Scam http://www.mulley.net/2007/01/26/national-development-scam/ Invisible people have invisible rights Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:55:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: 4Basra http://www.mulley.net/2007/01/26/national-development-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-141585 4Basra Sun, 28 Jan 2007 01:09:58 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=1890#comment-141585 I've never understood all that money going into MANs. I smell a cosy relationship between the Minister and whoever is building them. The solution to the rural broadband issue is simple: subsidise mobile operators to rollout HSDPA to those regions. Surely that has got to be cheaper in the long run than any other option? Pensioners have the option of credits towards a mobile phone contract if they don't want or haven't got landlines, so if it can be done in one area, why not another? I’ve never understood all that money going into MANs. I smell a cosy relationship between the Minister and whoever is building them.

The solution to the rural broadband issue is simple: subsidise mobile operators to rollout HSDPA to those regions. Surely that has got to be cheaper in the long run than any other option?

Pensioners have the option of credits towards a mobile phone contract if they don’t want or haven’t got landlines, so if it can be done in one area, why not another?

]]> By: Spong Bob http://www.mulley.net/2007/01/26/national-development-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-140720 Spong Bob Fri, 26 Jan 2007 19:04:54 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=1890#comment-140720 I think you are being very unfair on Noel, the man is working wonders. He has a total of €4m to spend on Digital Television rollot over the lifetime of the NDP, thats to January 2014 when the next one is announced. Noel is committed to spending €2m this year on Digital TV (DTT or Freeview as its also known) trials. It is a tribute to his utter ingenuity and his high regard for the taxpayer who funds him that Noel has commited that he will deliver Nationwide Digital TV for an expenditure of another €2m in total by January 2014 . He actually proposes to complete digital rollout by end 2012 and turn off the existing system by them Noel is simply a legend. No other Minister could deliver such bounty for all of us and on such a paltry budget. I expect that you will fulsomely acknowledge that. in the interests of balance. I think you are being very unfair on Noel, the man is working wonders.

He has a total of €4m to spend on Digital Television rollot over the lifetime of the NDP, thats to January 2014 when the next one is announced.

Noel is committed to spending €2m this year on Digital TV (DTT or Freeview as its also known) trials. It is a tribute to his utter ingenuity and his high regard for the taxpayer who funds him that Noel has commited that he will deliver Nationwide Digital TV for an expenditure of another €2m in total by January 2014 . He actually proposes to complete digital rollout by end 2012 and turn off the existing system by them

Noel is simply a legend. No other Minister could deliver such bounty for all of us and on such a paltry budget.

I expect that you will fulsomely acknowledge that. in the interests of balance.

]]> By: Evert http://www.mulley.net/2007/01/26/national-development-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-140660 Evert Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:07:22 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=1890#comment-140660 Just to answer Damien's question: by an alternative I mean a non-eircom, non government owned telecoms infra-structure... E. Just to answer Damien’s question: by an alternative I mean a non-eircom, non government owned telecoms infra-structure…

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]]> By: Evert http://www.mulley.net/2007/01/26/national-development-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-140612 Evert Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:23:57 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=1890#comment-140612 My vapourware, what in godsname are you talking about?! You might try to inform yourself before spouting non-sensical comemnts like that. It is always easier to dismiss something that to come up with a well based argument. E. My vapourware, what in godsname are you talking about?!
You might try to inform yourself before spouting non-sensical comemnts like that.
It is always easier to dismiss something that to come up with a well based argument.

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]]> By: Damien http://www.mulley.net/2007/01/26/national-development-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-140602 Damien Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:08:37 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=1890#comment-140602 Alternatives like your vapourware? Alternatives like your vapourware?

]]> By: Evert http://www.mulley.net/2007/01/26/national-development-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-140585 Evert Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:35:26 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=1890#comment-140585 It's got feck all to do with the price of eggs. It's got loads to do witht he constant complaining about "the government" in general and Comreg in specific. This approach has produced very little result so far and it is about time that people started looking at alternatives.. E. It’s got feck all to do with the price of eggs.
It’s got loads to do witht he constant complaining about “the government” in general and Comreg in specific.
This approach has produced very little result so far and it is about time that people started looking at alternatives..

E.

]]> By: adam http://www.mulley.net/2007/01/26/national-development-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-140578 adam Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:25:07 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=1890#comment-140578 Of course he's not surprised ffs. What's that got to do with the price of eggs? Of course he’s not surprised ffs. What’s that got to do with the price of eggs?

]]> By: Evert http://www.mulley.net/2007/01/26/national-development-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-140542 Evert Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:14:49 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=1890#comment-140542 But Damien, are you honestly surprised by this? E, But Damien, are you honestly surprised by this?

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]]> By: Branedy http://www.mulley.net/2007/01/26/national-development-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-140490 Branedy Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:03:39 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=1890#comment-140490 It sounds like you really are angry, hence the spelling errors. It sounds like you really are angry, hence the spelling errors.

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