Ladies and Gentlemen, We talk a lot these days about reform. But why reform? Surely not just for the sake of reform; But to keep apace with rapidly changing realities of life in contemporary Ireland.

To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which adequate levels of alternative electricity generation facilities have been identified in order to comply with existing or anticipated EU regulations...

To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which he has had discussions with the Regulator, telecommunications sector/service providers and the community at large in the context of availability, standard and quality of broadband...

To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which comparisons continue to be made between the quality, scale, standard and availability of broadband and mobile telephony in this jurisdiction and that available in other EU and non-EU competing jurisdictions...

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the budgetary allocation in respect of the capital building programme outlined for County Kildare is adequate to meet requirements of KWETB...

To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which any new indications of commercially viable finds of oil, gas or other minerals has been brought to his attention in each of the past three years to date...

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which adequate resources are available through SOLAS to facilitate the requirements of KWETB...

To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which adequate levels of alternative electricity generation facilities have been identified in order to comply with existing or anticipated EU regulations...