Seanad debates

Thursday, 17 October 2002

Digital Hub Development Agency Bill, 2002: Second Stage.

 

I agree with Senator Quinn that much work needs to be done. The day before yesterday, I attended a Cabinet sub-committee meeting on the issue of e-government and moving e-technology forward throughout Departments. That meeting involving Ministers and officials is chaired by the Taoiseach. I accept what Senator Quinn says in relation the developments in broadband. If this country is to be at the keen edge of added value we need to be ahead of the posse, just as Singapore was in yesteryear, although not so much in recent times because we have caught up. If we are to continue to keep major multinationals here, there must be value added, including infrastructure such as broadband.

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