Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have been contacted in respect of three communities. In one parish, there are more than 900 children in primary school, which gives a sense of the number of people in the parish. About 50% houses in the parish do not have broadband connectivity. I am advised by Cork County Council that it has spent all the money it has received and it is not prepared to engage further in respect of providing additional hubs. A large part of this area will not get broadband until 2026 and nothing is being done by the local authority or the Departments to try to fast-track some connectivity to the area.