Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not think it is possible to connect 100% of premises to the network, whether private dwellings or otherwise.

I just do not believe it is viable. It is not viable anywhere, as the witness correctly said. It is not viable elsewhere and it is not viable in the future. Imagine Communications Group is a commercial operator and the best of luck to it. It is a service provider in terms of the service to those rural parts of the country 13 km from its transponder, for want of a better description. That is absolutely fantastic. However, there are certain places in rural Ireland where I have a personal interest. In one that I go to regularly I am not connected to broadband.