Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

The other side has a responsibility to start playing its part in assisting this important economic development. Fine Gael is not following a new-era policy but an old-era policy. I would appreciate the co-operation and assistance of the Deputies opposite in this major project.

There is a clear commitment to establishing universal access to broadband through the national broadband scheme. We are now going back to Europe under a further European stimulus fund support scheme to make sure that every house, even if it is not covered under the national broadband scheme, is supplied with the best possible technological solution. I am happy that we can work on this if Fianna Fáil — Fine Gael, rather — will play its part——

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