Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 28 September 2016

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht

Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

2:15 pm

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This falls within the remit of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment but I understand that certain standards have to be met and there is a benchmark. The customer should not pay any more for broadband in rural Ireland than in the cities.

There is a benchmark for what people will pay and the figure should be similar across the country.

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