John Kelly (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I want to respond to Senator Ó Clochartaigh's concerns about rural broadband. Eircom is investing €400 million in delivering fibre-optic broadband to 1.2 million homes. It recently announced that it is extending that to 1.4 million homes - an extra 200,000 homes. It will be extended to 562 communities around the country. An extra 22 communities in my county of Roscommon are included, including Ballaghdarreen from where I come. That is being rolled out in 2015 and 2016 and possibly earlier if Eircom can deliver on the 1.2 million homes first. I advise Senator Ó Clochartaigh to look up the Eircom website where all those towns and villages are listed, including all the Galway ones.