Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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In February 2023, the European Commission launched an exploratory public consultation on the future of European telecommunications networks, in order to progress towards the Digital Decade 2030 connectivity targets. While this public consultation posed some questions on funding of infrastructure improvements, currently there is no formal proposal for a European telecoms tax.

The EU Commission has received submissions to the public consultation which closed in May and I understand that they are considering these at present. The outcome of such considerations is not known at this early stage. My officials are keeping this under review, and if a proposal does emerge in the future, it will be given due consideration.