Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 339: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the amount spent to date on the e-commerce and communications infrastructure under the national development plan in both the Border midland western and south and east regions respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36310/06]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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The total spent to the end of June 2006 under the e-Commerce and communication measures of the Border, Midlands and Western and Southern and Eastern regional operational programme is €99.6 million. The total expenditure under the programme is estimated to be €179.66 million.

Expenditure under the programme will primarily be on the second phase of the Metropolitan Area Networks Programme and will accelerate rapidly through the remainder of 2006 and during 2007.

Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 340: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the recent situation involving the removal of Smart services by Eircom will affect Smart Telecom's involvement in the provision of broadband to schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36388/06]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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Smart Telecom were allocated 1194 schools as part of the Schools Broadband Programme. A mixture of technologies were used, ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line), Satellite and ULL (Unbundled Local Loop). 13 ULL schools lost service as result of eircom's disconnection of Smart recently. The remaining 1181 schools were not impacted by the disconnection. Orders for reconnections were submitted to Eircom and the 13 ULL schools have now been reconnected.