Mary White (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party)

Schools are offered satellite connection only where a better alternative is not available to give them higher speed access. Fixed wire and wireless broadband deliver faster speeds for schools. Of the almost 4,000 schools availing of the school broadband service, only 150 schools are now on satellite and this number continues to reduce with the roll-out of faster broadband speed connectivity to the schools in question.

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