Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 268: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the lack of broadband services in the Black Valley, County Kerry; if he or his Department have been approached with a request for funding to facilitate an assessment of the extent of the problem; if the Government's proposals for the provision of broadband services in the area are in accordance with Government policy and targets set by him or his predecessor; if he intends to take action directly or indirectly to resolve the issue; if he proposes to seek the assistance of his Government colleagues on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13380/06]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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The provision of broadband services is, in the first instance, an operational issue for the service providers concerned.

Second, responsibility for the regulation of electronic communication service providers rests with the independent regulator, the Commission for Communications Regulation, ComReg, in accordance with the requirements of the Communications Regulation Act 2002 and the regulations, which transpose the EU regulatory framework for electronic communications.

I have no function in the matter.