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:

The Deputy asked another question, or maybe it was a statement, but it is absolutely worth repeating, which was about how people are using the hub. It is important that we understand what is being used. We would be very cognisant of that. As it stands, when one connects there is a short survey as to how the experience was. The intention is to roll out a questionnaire at some stage next year, probably towards the latter half of the year, to understand how the hubs are being used. We believe this to be an iterative process. Some hubs very clearly will not be needed when fibre is rolled out, but the vast majority will. It is about making the community benefit real. That is our objective with the BCPs. The fibre is only the infrastructure. The interesting bit is what we do with the fibre.

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