National Broadband Plan
Dail Éireann — 2021-11-04
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Pádraig O'Sullivan (FF), Cork North-Central

I thank the Minister of State for the update. Every time I lodge a parliamentary question, as the Minister of State said, the numbers are changing and increasing. I welcome that and the investment that the Minister of State detailed.
The difficulty I have with the responses that we are getting is I am hearing a great deal about Midleton. No disrespect to Midleton but it is in another constituency. I wish them the best of luck. I am hearing about many other towns and townlands and, unfortunately, very few in my constituency of Cork North-Central until the Minister of State mentioned Rougrane and the Caherlag-Carbeytown area, which is a rural and isolated-enough area, and which I welcome.
However, we in Cork North-Central - I note Deputy Gould's question is taken with mine - would be seriously concerned about the lack of roll-out in our own immediate area.
I would add that the delays in the broadband plan roll-out have been well documented. I note the Secretary General of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications was before the Committee of Public Accounts recently. We are all aware that the plan is estimated to be 50% behind where it is supposed to be and that is obviously concerning.

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Sitting date: 2021-11-04