Rural broadband and Shannon pipeline
Mattie McGrath called for debate on the stalled broadband roll-out and also criticised the proposed Shannon-to-Dublin water pipeline as costly and unworkable.
On behalf of the Rural Independent Group, I ask for a debate on the lack of a roll-out of the national broadband plan, NBP. People are trying to operate from home and are unable to do so. The waiting times are too long and the responses we get are just futile. I ask that we sit on Friday to have a debate on it.
I also include the crazy proposal to bring water from the River Shannon up to Dublin. We are losing 35% of the water here. This will be another runaway train project like the national children's hospital and the broadband plan. This would be just as crazy and costly. We must examine it and have a proper meaningful debate on it.