Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)

We are discussing a scheme that will enable us to resolve that difficulty. I understand that Eircom is making an announcement today which will be helpful in facilitating a further roll-out of broadband with regard to enabling exchanges and so on. After a very slow start, we are now accelerating. Over the coming months we can reach even higher targets than those we have set. I hope we will be able to devise a scheme that will provide for the area to which the Deputy referred, namely, the last 10% or 15% of the country, to try to ensure there is coverage.

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