Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

On the last point, I do not believe the contractual arrangements are agreed about the exact route network options that will be used. In opposition, and now in government, I have argued there is much strategic sense in using the ESB network in deploying some of this architecture, and that there is real benefit. There is an electricity wire going to every house in the country. That might provide some synergy in developing broadband.

To give a specific example of how the roll-out to work, the first phase of about 300 broadband connection points was to be the first roll-out. Many were in rural areas, perhaps connecting to a local school, GAA club or community centre. People in rural constituencies in particular, might ask how we can benefit from the technology starting with those 300 connection points which we expect to see rolled out by the end of the year.

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