Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I had bilaterals with every local authority last week and I had previously met the County and City Management Association. I work closely with them and from my experience, they all want the roll-out of broadband. They know the importance of broadband to every county. Every one of them said they were up to the mark, that they want to work with us and that their county needs broadband. It is major priority for them. They have all agreed to put broadband co-ordinators in place and to put a senior official at directorate level in charge of it to make sure it can happen. They are taking the issue seriously.