Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Taoiseach’s response. It is not me talking about the fastest broadband in the world; it is on the Department's website and it was announced by a Minister. We were all invited to this great hoo-ha about what was going on. Generally, when one talks about a town, one talks about 50 km zones. As I have said, there are other providers in the town. There are four different options to ensure that those 204 children are given the same opportunities. It is sad to think that during lockdown, the teachers in question had to go to different places to teach their classes.

I will give the Taoiseach the details he requested, but I do not want one organisation simply to pass the buck to another. The Department of Education has constantly told the school to go back to the service provider. If the service provider is not fit to provide the service, the Department of Education needs to get in somebody new. I will give the Taoiseach the details and I ask him to get the Ministers, Deputies Eamon Ryan and Foley, involved to get these children what they deserve, namely, proper broadband in their school like every school in this country should have.

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