Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am delighted that the Minister has replied in that regard because one of my constituents did contact Eir, as the Minister has suggested. The roll-out map stops 5 m from the entrance to his house. He offered to pay for the extra 5 m from the entrance to his house but was told there are no plans to extend the line and this was where it was going to stop. Effectively, he cannot work from home or live in that area. Living in a rural community now means that one must have access to high-speed broadband and he is not going to get it. He even offered to pay for the extra length and was told he would not be able to do that. As far as I know, Oldtown exchange is the only part of the greater Dublin area that does not have broadband. Eir seems to be putting the issue of cost in the way. To upscale the entire exchange would cost some €700,000 and that is not being envisaged in this plan. This means that around 170 houses in the area are excluded from this plan. Given that the area is in our capital city or on the periphery of it this seems absolute lunacy. What can be done for those residents to be included such as this man who is 5 m out? What would the remedy be for him and others like him?

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