Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)

The Minister has been in office for a year now. We are still only at the consultation phase in terms of next-generation broadband, which the Minister announced last week, 12 months into his tenure. There was a briefing on the Minister's desk the day he started which indicated that next-generation broadband should be a priority but he waited a full year to start his consultation process.

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