Malcolm Byrne (Wicklow-Wexford, Fianna Fail)

I strongly welcome the Taoiseach's commitment to the implementation of CETA and to the growth of our trade relations with Canada. However, I want to raise EU competitiveness. It is over a year since the publication of the Draghi report yet the European Policy Innovation Council, the Brussels-based think-tank states that only 11% of the recommendations are on the road to implementation. We are seriously falling behind in Europe in terms of competitiveness. One of the areas is network resilience and our digital infrastructure. We are shortly to publish the new national digital and AI strategy. The Taoiseach might give us an update on that. As part of Ireland's competitiveness strategy, will the Taoiseach ensure we will have the necessary digital infrastructure to be able to compete in this century?

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