Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister. I have one question on the national broadband plan. Some €7.5 million has been allocated in 2016 for next generation broadband services. By the end of June €2.547 million had been spent under subhead A3, out of a total Estimate allocation of €16.75 million. What proportion of this figure has been spent under the national broadband plan and why has there been an underspend in that regard? Will the Minister elaborate on whether the underspend has adversely affected the roll-out of the national broadband plan?