National Broadband Plan
Dail Éireann — 2020-07-15
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James Lawless (FF), Kildare North

At the outset I offer my congratulations formally to the new Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan. We laboured together in the vineyard on the communications committee in the previous term so I have full confidence that the Minister is more than au fait with the issue. I look forward to engaging with him on this and on transport matters, which are also close to my heart. I am aware the Minister's new responsibilities will encompass that also. I wish him the best of luck in the term ahead.
My question is on broadband provision and roll-out. I welcome both the commitment in the programme for Government and reports in The Sunday Business Post recently that there is the potential for some accelerated delivery of the national broadband plan. I ask the Minister to elaborate on how that might be achieved and whether it will be uniformly achieved across the country.

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Sitting date: 2020-07-15