Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

Does the team look at infrastructural development on an all island basis? Is its consideration confined only to developments within the State or is it taking the wider view and recognising the importance of cross-Border co-operation in infrastructural development particularly but not solely with the beneficial effect in relation to the Border counties? Will the Taoiseach indicate if that is something the team addresses and what progress, if any, he is aware of as a result of those deliberations? For instance, is there somebody within the team who has a specific remit to examine the role of the team in relation to its impact on all Ireland matters, not only infrastructural but under the other areas of responsibility? Can the Taoiseach advise whether telecommunications infrastructure comes under the remit of the team and what attention it has given to the importance of the roll out State-wide of broadband? Currently its absence in vast swathes of the 26 counties of our country is an impediment to real progress on those areas reaching their natural potential.

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