Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Yes, fully. With regard to the programme for Government and phone coverage and the updated exempted development regulations for telecom companies, it is my understanding that a joint circular from the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Denis Naughten, and the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Deputy Michael Ring, which includes the detail on the updated regulations and how recommendations should be interpreted by our local authorities has been shared with the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. Those recommendations are scheduled to be discussed and reviewed in the Oireachtas before the end of the year. Their enactment would allow for the smoother deployment of telecommunications infrastructure, in keeping with proper planning, to ultimately enable better coverage of services for counties such as County Kerry. Does the Taoiseach have an update on the matter?

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