Dáil debates

Thursday, 7 February 2008

 

Telecommunications Networks.

4:00 pm

Photo of Willie PenroseWillie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)

The initial roll-out of broadband coverage here was a pure cock-up. The big boys who got involved wanted only to give coverage to the major towns. The rural areas meant nothing. Residents of areas such as Westmeath and Longford create the highest demand for broadband. Is it not important to tackle this fundamental infrastructure deficit to benefit industries such as telecottaging, which comprise five or six jobs that are essential to sustain rural areas as well as being environmentally important? We must ensure that every citizen is treated equally in regard to broadband roll-out and that not just those living in vast urban areas benefit from it.

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