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Mr Ryan’s comments may give hope to the new segment of Irish people left out of high speed rollouts but deemed to have services that aren’t bad enough for state intervention through the National Broadband Plan. At present, households that can receive a 30 megabits (Mbs) broadband service do not qualify for inclusion in the NBP. This 30Mbs cutoff line is based on previous EU guidance about what constitutes ‘high speed’. However, the EU is now revising that minimum target up to 100Mbs, with 30Mbs no longer deemed adequate for modern requirements. There are approximately 100,000 homes in Ireland stuck in this mediocre broadband limbo, not covered by fibre rollouts from Eir or Siro but also not deemed terrible enough to qualify for the National Broadband Plan. ....
Environmental Groups Identify Marine Policy Gaps in EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 18th January 2021 Back to the Source: Saving Europe s Biodiversity Starts in the Ocean A coalition of environmental groups says there are “key marine policy gaps” in the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy 2030. “Tangible and binding” actions must be taken to ensure the proposed biodiversity strategy ensures “the long-term health” of oceans, the group of environmental non-governmental organisations (NGOs) state. The group has recommended ten “actions” which it has forwarded to EU “decision-makers”, as in the European Commission, EU member state ministers and members of the European Parliament. The joint paper entitled Back to the Source - Saving Europe’s Biodiversity Starts in the Ocean, has been published by groups including BirdLife Europe, BLOOM, ClientEarth, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition and the Greenpeace European Unit. ....