Image by LostCarPark via Flickr Badly managed and poorly regulated competition in the postal services market could result in the State having to subsidise An Post and the loss of [...]
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An Post could be bankrupted and daily deliveries ended by badly managed competition
13. 1. 2011
ESB rebranding a total waste of money
15. 12. 2010
Image via Wikipedia The decision to rebrand ESB Customer Supply and ESB Independent Energy as ‘Electric Ireland’ at a cost of between €5 million and €6 million is a total [...]
The truth: Irish household electricity prices far above EU average
30. 11. 2010
Image via Wikipedia Statistics released from Europe show that electricity prices for Irish households are far above the EU average and expose further falsehoods being peddled by Minister Eamon Ryan [...]
Pylon case farce must lead to independent inquiry
9. 11. 2010
Image by OrangeSmell via Flickr Fine Gael Communications & Energy Spokesman, Leo Varadkar TD backed calls today (Tuesday) for an independent inquiry into the botched planning process for the North-South [...]
Varadkar pledges to encourage & expand offshore oil and gas exploration
3. 11. 2010
Image via Wikipedia Fine Gael in Government will encourage and expand offshore exploration into oil and gas according to Party Energy Spokesman, Leo Varadkar TD. Speaking at the Annual [...]
The truth about broadband: Ireland lags behind almost every other country
19. 10. 2010
Ireland ranked dead last in Europe on broadband speed – OECD Successive reports from the OECD and the National Competitiveness Council have exposed the truth about broadband in Ireland [...]
6 actions to reduce Irish electricity prices to the Eurozone average
12. 10. 2010
Image via Wikipedia FF/Green Govt does not want to reduce prices, it has a secret agenda to increase them High electricity prices are punishing hard-pressed consumers, closing businesses and [...]
FG rejects calls for tax on text messages
7. 10. 2010
Image by Kurt Koller via Flickr ‘Arbitrary regressive stealth tax’ makes no sense, sets precedent for further stealth taxes Fine Gael Communications Spokesperson, Leo Varadkar TD, has rejected calls [...]
Daft FF/Green policies exposed: Govt forced to hike welfare to cover Govt introduced levy
5. 10. 2010
Image via Wikipedia PSO levy should be postponed pending review The daft policies being pursued by Fianna Fáil and the Greens were exposed today (Tuesday) when it emerged that [...]
New Utility Law needed to cut cost of investment in telecoms
1. 10. 2010
Image via Wikipedia 65% of cost of investing in networks due to civil work A new ‘Utility Law’ needs to be passed which will reduce the cost of investment [...]