Robbie Gallagher (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Today marks the fifth anniversary of the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe outside Lordship credit union. He was originally from County Cavan and embodied everything that was good about being a member of the Garda Síochána. He totally immersed himself in life in County Louth. His brutal killing leaves his wife Caroline without a husband and his two children without a father. I earnestly appeal to anyone who has any information to come forward so that his wife and extended family can get closure on this terrible event. It is never too late to do the right thing.

Yesterday, the Taoiseach admitted that the roll-out of national broadband is behind schedule and that the 520,000 people who were expecting to get broadband by the end of this year will not get it because the contract which should have been signed as far back as last June remains unsigned. This is a shocking blow to the people of rural Ireland. We need to bring the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment into the Chamber because we hear great talk from Ministers about the future of rural Ireland. If we do not have broadband there will be no rural Ireland. Children cannot do their homework for the lack of it. How can we attract businesses to areas such as Cavan and Monaghan, Border counties and throughout rural Ireland if we do not have broadband? It is absolutely essential in today's world. Will the Leader invite the Minister here to bring us up to date on where this plan is? We want no more spin. We want results, as do the people of rural Ireland.