Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

I am not standing here on behalf of Eircom. I would never have sold Eircom. I would even have bought back Eircom. However, I recognise the reality that Eircom still holds all the cards and that the Minister's attempt to set up an independent network will not make any sense unless one can go the last mile and unless there is a backhaul network. The Minister is doing neither and he has not answered that pertinent question here.

The Minister stated in September that he is now looking at some other new innovative ways, possibly using the private sector, to provide broadband connection. Can he give a brief outline of what they might be?

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