James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The percentages have gone up because of the commercial operators. What I am concerned about is the rural areas where the commercial operators have said they are not going to. The contract or tender was supposed to be signed in summer 2017. That has been set way behind. Does the Minister of State still believe that every house and business in rural Ireland will be connected to broadband by 2020? Is it still on schedule? Does the Minister of State believe it is on schedule or not? The question is very simple.

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