Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Minister is aware that the ban on hedge cutting applies from 1 March to 31 August. At long last, on 1 March next year we are going to have high-speed broadband outside people's homes. As a basic offering, they are going to be offered 500 Mbps. Next March, I do not want people to be refused access to broadband because they are prohibited from trimming back hedges or cutting trees to access it.

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