Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have to say, Deputy Burke, the bad news on that front is that the provision Eir was given to proceed with the 150,000 premises did not compel it to go any further than it has done. I pointed out at the time that Eir was allowed to cherry pick. It picked large groups of homes. It was very clear. I said it to the then Minister, Deputy Naughten, that Eir had been allowed to hold the whole network to ransom because to get by it or to extend that out it does not have to do anything. Eir controls it. It controls the main road here in terms of the main lines. That is what has happened.