Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

My understanding was that when a provider took on a contract to do a geographical area, it would provide broadband to all in that area. Of course, some of the houses would be easily done, while others would be more difficult. Whatever the charge was going to be, it would cover the 50 houses where it is dead simple to drop the wire in, put it through the trunking and bring it into the house. However, if there are another 25 houses where the provider actually has to dig and it is going to be more expensive in the longer term, the overall price would cover all eventualities. It seems now that the providers are cherry-picking only the ones that are easy to do and leaving the others behind. Ms Dixon is telling me there is nothing in their contract that forces them to do that.