The final contributor is Deputy Michael Moynihan.

Eir is currently rolling out broadband. The best of the contracts have been cherry-picked. Broadband is being rolled out to some communities but the company is stopping at a specific point. A small investment would include hundreds more houses, small businesses and communities. The rolling out of broadband is provided for in the programme for Government. Nothing has been done in two and a half years by the Government or was done in the previous five years to enable us in this regard.

Communities in Banteer, Knocknagree and Bweeng are waiting for broadband. We have been lobbying Eir to provide it. Will the Taoiseach at least give the impression that he has some understanding of the crisis?

Eir is a private company that-----

It has a State contract.

-----the party opposite sold off. The Deputy may wish to contact the company directly. Certainly, as far as the national broadband plan and the associated contract are concerned, the contract will be signed this year.

That concludes Questions on Promised Legislation. I will now move on. Fourteen Deputies were missed in this slot because Members did not use their time sufficiently well.

Could the Acting Chairman please-----

I am not debating it.

Could the Acting Chairman please refer this to the Ceann Comhairle's office? This is happening every day.

I am well aware that it happens every day.

I am in for questions every morning and some Members are getting up two or three times.

I will pass the names on.

It is not good enough.