Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. I acknowledge the work he has done in this area, in which he has a particular expertise, to keep this project on the go. My party had criticisms regarding the contract and some elements thereof, particularly the fact that we will not own the infrastructure at the end of it, but ultimately we all share the objective of seeing high-speed broadband across all of Ireland. It is very welcome to see this project at full tilt and long may it continue. Hopefully, it will continue to hit those targets. I am sure there will be anomalies and knots that have to be addressed, including those I mentioned. I hope we will be able to overcome them. I commend all those involved, including the Minister of State and his officials in the Department.