Lack of access - Broadband is imperative

Parts of the country are lagging behind in the availability of the most up-to-date broadband technology.

Ireland has prided itself in the development of the smart economy, but there are homes and businesses in various areas that cannot get any sort of broadband. There is no excuse for those areas being left behind, as was the case in the electrification of the country in the last century.

Ireland currently ranks 22nd in the world for mobile broadband. We did not invent the internet, so it is not surprising that we are not the world leader in the area.