Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Eir is currently rolling out broadband. The best of the contracts have been cherry-picked. Broadband is being rolled out to some communities but the company is stopping at a specific point. A small investment would include hundreds more houses, small businesses and communities. The rolling out of broadband is provided for in the programme for Government. Nothing has been done in two and a half years by the Government or was done in the previous five years to enable us in this regard.

Communities in Banteer, Knocknagree and Bweeng are waiting for broadband. We have been lobbying Eir to provide it. Will the Taoiseach at least give the impression that he has some understanding of the crisis?

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