Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

In the wake of the publication of the report by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources on the lacklustre performance regarding broadband provision, would it be possible to introduce the relevant legislation, the electronic communications Bill, at the earliest possible date in order that the Minister could confess to the House his sins in regard to the extraordinarily poor performance in this area?

More importantly and more seriously, it has come to my notice in recent weeks the number of occasions on which Ministers appear for soft interviews on various media outlets.

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