Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 February 2009
223 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 492 of 10 February 2009 his plans to provide broadband to areas not currently able to avail of a service and not covered by the national broadband scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6586/09]
View answerEU State Aid and competition rules govern how States can intervene in areas that are already substantially served by broadband. While recognising that some premises within substantially served areas may have difficulties for a variety of reasons in receiving a broadband service, the National Broadband Scheme cannot cater for such limited instances as to do so would give rise to an unacceptable level of market distortion.
