Eugene Murphy (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply. I acknowledge that good work is happening in County Roscommon. The provision of €76 million for broadband is a significant development and we are all delighted about the schools. However, the owner of this business and his family have been told by NBI that it will take up to three years for the roll-out to come to their area. It has been rolled out to the national school down the road which is 350m away. It is not feasible for the business to continue unless it gets a broadband service as quickly as possible. It has made a strong case and made it clear that it is prepareed to help if need be. The business has been told that the poles have been marked out and are ready to go, which is good news. The business has made it clear - it does a lot of infrastructural work - that it is more than willing on the infrastructural side to put its shoulder to the wheel and help in that regard. I hope we will be able to do something to get this business out of this situation. I know the Minister of State will speak to me about it. We need to look after businesses like this one.