Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The national broadband plan, if properly implemented, has the capacity to be a game changer for Ireland, offering economic opportunities and also offering opportunities for people to come home and work from rural locations for companies based in bigger centres. There are many caveats to the plan and my party has many concerns. What specific input does the Department of Rural and Community Development have into the plan in terms of rural areas? Will those areas be prioritised as they are the areas that need the plan most?

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