Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 2 December 2020
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection
Rural Hubs, Broadband and Mobile Phone Coverage in Rural Ireland: Department of Rural and Community Development
Dr. Stjohn O'Connor:
Deputy Ó Cuív has asked some very interesting questions. I will start with the first question about hubs and where they are located. There are two strands. The first strand is the work of the interdepartmental group.
That is seeking to map all the hubs in the country and nearly all those are located in what are deemed commercial areas, because they require fibre. The BCPs, however, because they are part of the national broadband plan, are located in rural areas. A key feature of that aspect has been to bring high-speed broadband to those locations. Initially, that will be done via wireless link, and that tells us how rural these areas are. All the BCPs are located in rural areas and are in the amber area. I think that addresses that aspect.
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