Rose Conway Walsh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Yesterday, we had the PR event on the national broadband plan. I stated previously that rural Ireland would not be fooled by this pre-elections stunt. People in rural Ireland know that, with the local elections imminent, they will get rural broadband without even knowing the details of the plan. Meanwhile, the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Deputy Ring, is going around opening footpaths.