Declan Breathnach (Louth, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Pages 46 and 47 of the programme for a partnership Government states that one of the biggest challenges facing rural Ireland is bridging the digital divide with urban areas.

Is the plan over-optimistic and can it be delivered? Is the funding ring-fenced for this project or is it aspirational and destined for the long finger? Can the Taoiseach guarantee that the Government will follow through on the plan to extend high-speed broadband to every premises in the State?

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