Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 30 March 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities

9:30 am

Ms Mary Hurley:

We have a working group comprising various Departments. We are working on a hub strategy at the moment with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. We have a number of hubs in place at the moment, the 310 that are registered, and we know that there are others. As the Deputy says, the question is where we go in the future and how we can make the hubs sustainable in terms of their running costs but also mapping. He mentioned the gap of 25 miles. The mapping is important as well. The hub strategy is really looking at the future as to where the hubs will be, as well as in terms of their sustainability and running costs. Was the Deputy asking about his own constituency? I have data. We have 24 live broadband connection points, BCPs, and I can get him the figure for the hubs in Cork.

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