Broadband Infrastructure
Dail Éireann — 2021-02-04
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Pat Buckley (SF), Cork East

I thank the Minister of State for her reply. She was spot on with her figures, and while many of the names of those little towns and villages are a challenge, she was spot on with them as well.
On a serious note, I welcome the news of the Cobh-Midleton deployment area and the service being completed. I reiterate that Cobh is an island. It has only the one little bridge to enter it, in Belvelly. The residents always feel they are cut off in many ways. The Naval Service is based there and high-speed broadband is essential, especially given that Cobh has potentially the second deepest natural harbour in the world and it has a thriving tourist industry which we need to preserve. The businesses and the community that are along the waterfront, in particular, need high-speed broadband so they can grow their enterprise, grow Cobh, as part of Cork and part of the country, and put it on the map, as they have been doing.
I welcome the Minister of State's comments and, as I said, I will probably contact her about the amber intervention areas because there is much frustration about that. I do not have time to speak further but I appreciate her reply.

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Sitting date: 2021-02-04