Broadband coverage and delivery
The Leader set out broadband coverage figures for the north and this jurisdiction, arguing that the Government remains committed to rolling out service and has increased access substantially since 2016.
In the north of our country 50,000 people have no basic broadband service. That is 7% of properties with no broadband coverage. It is the highest of any region within the United Kingdom.
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Hold on a second. Senator Gavan should let me finish.
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Senator Gavan should let me finish.
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That includes the areas of Fermanagh, Omagh and mid-Ulster. A total of 100,000 properties have no access to super-fast broadband. I accept that 540,000 properties in this jurisdiction need to get broadband. That is the reason the Taoiseach has said that is a priority. When the Government came into power in 2016, a total of 1.2 million or 52% of properties had access to high-speed broadband, and today the number has increased to 1.7 million or 74% of premises.