Laois TD s ambition for remote working faces broadband blues
Fianna Fáil TD says remote working could be a permanent fixture but Sinn Féin TD says it may not be possible for many
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Remote working will benefit people in Laois according to a Fianna Fáil TD for the county but his local Sinn Féin opponent has highlighted a problem faced by many people who are supposed to already have high-speed connections but do not.
Seán Fleming, Minister of State at the Department of Finance, said a lot businesses and Government bodies throughout Ireland are examining including remote working as an option on a permanent basis.
Issues with Laois-Offaly broadband rollout raised in Dáil
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Laois-Offaly Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley raised difficulties and gaps in the rollout of the National Broadband Plan (NBP) in the constituency in the Dáil.
“Some households are located in so-called “blue areas’. These are supposed to be already services by commercial Broadband providers and not in need of a connection to the National Broadband Scheme. The reality is they are not’’.
He told Michael Martin in the Dáil that a problem arises whereby people are in neither the intervention area nor the blue area. The blue areas are the areas that are supposed to be serviced already by existing companies and networks, such as the metropolitan area networks.
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Farmers and rural business owners need access to high-quality broadband, the IFA has said. \ Ramona Farrelly
The IFA has called on the Government to accelerate the rollout of the National Broadband Programme to rural areas.
Speaking after a meeting with the CEO of National Broadband Ireland (NBI), IFA national treasurer Martin Stapleton said rural dwellers, farmers and rural business owners need access to high-quality broadband.
“While the rollout of the National Broadband Programme is to be welcomed, the current seven-year target needs to be revised and made more ambitious,” he said, adding that the COVID-19 pandemic has put major pressure on farmers and rural dwellers.
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