Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 16 July 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform
Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed)
2:40 pm
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Mr. Claffey drew attention to the issue of broadband in rural communities in his submission. Will he give his view on the level of broadband provision in rural areas in general? He says what is required is an investment strategy to deliver fibre-based broadband to the last 500,000 rural homes. Is that the number of homes in Ireland that do not have fibre-optic broadband at present?