Alex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

As I understand it, the Deputy is proposing a database to monitor the availability of broadband services. It would not, in the first instance, be the responsibility of the Department. ComReg also has certain statutory duties and a role pursuant to legislation. My focus is on spreading access to high speed broadband across the country, in particular rural areas where the commercial sector ultimately will not go. I am concentrating on ensuring every home and premises in the country will have access to broadband. I am not sure setting up a database would be the best use of constrained resources in the Department, but I will take on board what the Deputy has said. It is important that we have information when we pursue these policy options.

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