Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

That makes the case for it. One of the real advantages of what is happening is that we have the potential within four or five years of having the vast majority of houses connected in that way to a significantly improved service. It is not just the national broadband plan, while it is an important part of the mix, but there are other significant private sector investments by Eir, for example, which is rolling out its network to provide similar speed connectivity, the Liberty Global investment in our cable network, the investment by the likes of SIRO in conjunction with Vodafone, and the investment of other companies. What we want is a competitive market where there is a variety of companies and operators competing to deliver the fastest possible service at the lowest price. Where there is not a market case for it, that is where the national broadband plan steps in. In my recent meetings with various industrial companies and people considering investing in the country-----