Electronic Communications Appeals Panel
Dempsey boosts communications appeals panel membership
DCMNR Press Release - 20th June 2005The Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Noel Dempsey T.D., has boosted the membership of the Electronic Communications Appeals Panel by trebling the size of the pool from which he will pick 3-person independent panels to hear appeals.
"The pool now consists of ten members and I intend increasing the membership to eleven in the very near future," said Minister Noel Dempsey today.
The pool members are:Mr Hugh Mohan SC (Chairperson)Ms Margaret Heneghan BLMs Catherine Woods BAMr Paul Burns SCMs Mary Sadlier EconomistMr Patrick Butler SCMr Sean Barrett EconomistMr Finbarr Fox SCMs Eileen Barrington JCMr Liam Cahill Management Consultant
"I am delighted that we have succeeded in attracting additional persons of such high ability to do this important work. The work of the appeals panels is of vital importance to both industry and consumers," added Minister Dempsey.
Last week the Minister also appointed an independent appeal panel to hear appeals by Vodafone, O2 and Meteor. These Appeals relate to a ComReg finding which designated Vodafone and O2 jointly dominant for Wholesale Access and Call Origination on Public Mobile telephony Networks. This appeal panel will also hear appeals by Vodafone, O2 and Meteor which relate to the ComReg Remedies Decision on Wholesale Access and Call Origination on Public Mobile Telephony Networks. The Panel consists of Mr Patrick Butler (SC) (Chairperson), Mr Sean Barrett (economist), Ms Catherine Woods BA.
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Note for information : The Independent Appeal Panels operate in accordance with the provisions of the European Communities (Electronic Communications Network and Services)(Framework) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 307 of 2003).
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