| 3rd December 1998: | O'Rourke Announces £11.5 Million To Spread IT Infrastructure Nationally |
| 13th November 1998: | O' Rourke Announces Ireland to focus on E-Commerce |
| 3rd September 1998: | O' Rourke Announces Public/ Private Partnership Approach For Internet Funding |
| 6th August 1999: | O' Rourke Announces Broadband Boost For Donegal |
| 16th July 1998: | IT Strategy Committee meets in Dublin |
| 7th July 1998: | O'Rourke announces £8 Million extra funding for telecommunications investment |
| 24th June 1998: | O'Rourke announces major initiatives to boost Electronic Commerce |
| 28th May 1998: | O'Rourke welcomes £130 million Telecom cuts |
| 20th May 1998: | Announcement of End of Telephone Derogation |
| 11th May 1998: | O'Rourke launches £10m fund for IT Age |
| 7th April 1998: | Government approves Cablelink sale |
| 1st December 1997: | O'Rourke welcomes cuts in telephone charges and asks for further reductions |