Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I wish to touch on the issue of our infrastructural deficit, a matter of major concern. There are many examples throughout this city and the rest of the country, including my region. These include the Limerick to Cork motorway and the Limerick to Waterford motorway. The road from Gort to Galway has to be finished. There are many parts to it. Broadband is chaotic throughout the country and this is inhibiting business and the consumers who want to transact with business over the Internet on a real-time basis. It is seriously problematic, as the Minister is aware. What are we going to do about it?

Has the Minister given any consideration to the establishment of a national infrastructure commission to plan for the horizon of 20, 25 or 30 years and properly address our infrastructural deficit? The deficit is feeding in to our employment issues, imbalance in the regions and competitiveness.

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