Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Mulligan. With regard to blackspots, we focus a lot on rural Ireland but there are obviously blackspots in urban Ireland also. There are some glaring ones where there is fibre in the ground but houses cannot connect to it. I know the Department is aware of certain situations. I brought some to its attention. It is galling for people in an estate of 700 houses where it would seem financially lucrative for them to be able to connect but service providers are not willing to take up the mantle. This is a real problem for us. It goes beyond the national broadband plan because the fibre is there. How do we get around this problem?