Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

Given the experience of the past two years, does the Minister believe it will be possible to deliver to the customer, whether industrial or domestic, the benefits of deregulation and local loop unbundling? Does he see any obstacles not possible for resolution given that the original target was for 500,000 connections more than a year ago, these targets have been revised downwards since on two occasions and it appears there is no chance of achieving these modified targets?

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