Ann Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

I apologise for missing the presentation and forgive me if my question has been answered. Broadband is now a basic need for anyone setting up in business. The point has been made that high speed broadband is a major consideration in deciding where to establish a business. To what extent has our landscape mitigated against trying to lay the fibre? Have we missed an opportunity in not combining the cables with the motorways which have gone through rural areas? Would it be possible to use motorways in future to deliver broadband?