I want to respond to Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh's concerns about rural broadband. Eircom is investing €400 million in delivering fibre-optic broadband to 1.2 million homes. It recently announced that it is extending that to 1.4 million homes - an extra 200,000 homes. It will be extended to 562 communities around the country. An extra 22 communities in my county of Roscommon are included, including Ballaghaderreen from where I come. That is being rolled out in 2015 and 2016 and possibly earlier if eircom can deliver on the 1.2 million homes first. I advise the Senator to look up the eircom website where all those towns and villages are listed, including all the Galway ones.

Will we still be behind in 2016?

The Senator should have a look at the website.

The Senator is fooling nobody.