Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)

We all accept that Ireland has fallen behind badly on broadband roll-out because of the botched privatisation of Eircom, conducted by Deputy Penrose's constituency colleague. We have not recovered from that. Eircom, or the post-Eircom entity, will have to invest in next generation networks. What is the Department's attitude to the separation of Eircom? What involvement has the Department for Enterprise, Trade and Employment had in liaising with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and ComReg in respect of the proposal to separate Eircom into retail and wholesale entities?

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