Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister mentioned that we are contacting the local authorities to get them on board to ensure the facilities are in place for the roll-out of this service with respect to wayleaves and all the aspects involved. Would it not be better for the Government to direct the councils that a certain standard is necessary for the roll out given that under the current system, we could reach the stage where a number of local authorities have not got their act together and that could result in a delivery delay? I am being told there is no guarantee the final roll-out of broadband will be completed by 2022, that it could continue beyond that.