Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

Every square inch of the country was examined and areas in which the majority of the population were unable to access any service were targeted for the national broadband scheme. In respect of areas in which a small percentage of the population lacked access, we are working with the European Commission to establish, subject to State aid rules, a final support scheme to give every house, be it in south-west Cork or north-east Donegal, the potential for getting broadband.

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