James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Okay. That is interesting. We have limited time, so I will summarise my points. This project is important for businesses that are large employers, especially for those rural areas lucky enough to have a company employing more than 100 people. I come from Youghal, where approximately 10,000 to 12,000 people live. We have no private employer with more than 100 employees. Some rural areas in my constituency, however, and particularly around the motorways, are lucky enough to have those types of businesses. I feel this is a problem area for NBI and I would love to see it doing more work on this aspect. I will correspond with NBI on this matter and on the areas that have zero telephone reception, which are quite common, whether someone lives in County Clare or down in Cork East. I would like to see the provision of a more accessible system for those connecting to the Internet through those new community connection points. I compliment NBI once more. The site visit was very helpful. I am sure that we will be seeing Mr. Hendrick and his colleagues soon and I ask them to keep up the good work.