National Broadband Plan
Dail Éireann — 2020-09-22
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Verona Murphy (IND), Wexford

We want the businesses in rural Ireland to stay there. If 51% have said that they are being impeded in their ability to work at home that is a huge problem. The written response stated that the pandemic has had an impact on the delivery of the fibre network. The Minister has explained that is because we cannot get people to install it and people cannot travel from England. People are beginning to see that excuse as worse than GDPR. There are now three sets of excuses being used when it comes to Government contracts, GDPR, Covid and, I assume, Brexit.
Any changes that are proposed would require detailed technical, commercial and financial analysis. Will the cost of not having broadband for those who require it be included? Those affected may include a business that is trying to complete customs documentation for Brexit or a student who may feel his or her life hangs in the balance if he or she cannot receive online tuition.

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Sitting date: 2020-09-22