Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

Question 4: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on whether his revised projections on the provision of broadband facilities throughout the country are attainable in view of experience to date; the number of service providers engaged in the provision of such facilities; the number required to achieve the targets he set on time; the number wishing to enter this field; if he has satisfied himself that ready access to the infrastructure is available in line with deregulation and loop unbundling requirements; if he has identified the extent to which he can act by way of direction through the regulator to accelerate the provision of such facilities to achieve favourable comparison with other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20296/05]

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