Communications Minister Eamon Ryan TD said last night that €45 million will be spent on modernising Ireland’s telecoms infrastructure and that 100Mbps of high-speed broadband will be delivered to 78 secondary schools across the country.
The €45-million investment revealed under yesterday’s Budget for 2010 includes the National Broadband Scheme to bring broadband coverage to target areas in rural Ireland where broadband coverage is deemed insufficient.
The National Broadband Scheme is supporting 250 jobs directly.
Ryan said work will be advanced on positioning Ireland as a testbed for energy-efficient fibre-optic networks.
In terms of Education & Science, €715 million will be provided but total funding in 2010 will amount to €794 million, according to Education Minister Batt O’Keefe. Some €579 million of this, including €74 million carried over from 2009, will fund the important school building programme.
This will be complemented by an investment of €50 million, including €7 million carried over from 2009, in ICT for the classroom.
A further €141 million will fund infrastructural investment in higher education, including €46 million for the promotion of science and innovation.
Courtesy: Silicon Republic
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