The programme for Government on page 38 makes a commitment to bring next generation broadband to every house and business in the country by 2020. With yesterday's news that Eir has withdrawn from the tendering process leaving only one bidder, what is the future of the whole tender? Ireland could have been a world leader in telecommunications, but we have had a chain of disasters starting with the privatisation of Telecom Éireann under Fianna Fáil with Deputy Micheál Martin at the Cabinet table, repeatedly selling off State assets to private interests and asset stripping, resulting in Ireland ranking behind Azerbaijan in broadband speed.

On the programme for Government-----

Now that the State has lost control with the Minister admitting that the price is not set-----

Go raibh maith agat.

-----what will happen to more than 500,000 people under the broadband plan without effective connection?

The Deputy's question is about the programme for Government.

What price control is in place now?

The question is about the programme for Government.

The Government remains very committed to delivering on the commitment and promise of rolling out high-speed broadband to every business and home in the country. We will put significant public resources into ensuring that happens.