Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

There are crews working in every county in Ireland. The plan was devised in such a way that, rather than go from one county or province to the next, the whole county would be worked on at the same time. It is not a case that one county or community is being left out. Naturally, with a seven-year plan, there are people who will be passed in year 7 and they will not be as happy as the people who got passed in year 1. Naturally there are borders. Just as there are county borders and areas that have been completed, there will be somebody next door who will not get the connection for a while. I understand that is frustrating for people. That is why I have asked NBI to provide as much information as possible to people on their website so that people can plan and will know how many months away they are from getting their connection and whether they will need to use some kind of stopgap. I agree with the Deputy when he says it does have the effect of revitalising rural Ireland. In the past, the dream was that a factory or employer might come to a village and then there might be some life or some money in the town.

Now people can go home and work from home. They can live close to their families. They can pay a mortgage and can shop locally. They can bring all that business because they can work remotely and bring cash into their rural area.

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