Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Can the Minister give me an estimate of when he hopes to sign a contract for the national broadband scheme? It is a very simple question.

I do not know what is wrong with the international experts that they think there is anything revolutionary or physically difficult in putting a little bit of fibre into every premises on this tiny island. If they have a problem with that, the kids on the street cannot see it. It is a problem purely in the head. It is obvious that we will have to invest, as we invest millions of euro in the basic infrastructure of our cities. For the whole country this will be half of the cost of the Tuam to Gort motorway. That is not a problem. If they have a problem with it the Minister should not start quoting them. Will the Minister please give me the date when he expects the contract to be signed?

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