Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is a desire of Government to accelerate the roll-out of the national broadband plan and to encourage and facilitate remote working, for example, which I believe could be a big game changer over time in terms of both the quality of life for people but also enabling greater economic activity in rural Ireland. I have seen it at first hand with the Ludgate development in Skibbereen, for example, and the way that acted as a catalyst for employment growth and facilitating companies to develop and grow out of that high-speed connectivity. That was the result of a combination of voluntary, community and private sector engagement. My understanding is that the Minister will be engaging with the company to see how this can be rolled out quickly.

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