Joe O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Certainly, we can feed that very practical point back into the task force. I will give the Deputy a flavour of some of the actions that are currently agreed. The Department of Rural and Community Development will continue to refine and enhance the broadband officer roles across local authorities in alignment with the implementation of the EU connectivity toolbox and the development of the EU smart community policy. In short, the Department will work with the Local Government Management Agency, LGMA, to align the work of the broadband officers with European policy priorities as well as national priorities such as Our Rural Future, town centre first, making remote work and the national digital strategy. By aligning more with EU policy, we hope to leverage European funding and opportunities for collaboration and the exchange of ideas and expertise with colleagues across the Continent.

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