I propose to take Questions Nos. 1009 and 1010 together.
The Department of Rural and Community Development was established in July 2017. The Department does not have a Broadband Support Unit, however, I can confirm that the Regional Telecommunications Development Unit had a total of 7 staff in 2017, 6 staff in 2018, and has 6 staff for 2019 as outlined in the table.
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Principal Officer
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Assistant Principal
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Higher Executive Officer
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Executive Officer
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Clerical Officer
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2017
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1
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1
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3
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1
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1
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2018
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1
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1
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3
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1
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2019
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1
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1
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3
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1
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In 2018, the annual funding allocated to the unit was : current funding of €1.7 million, and capital funding of €0.6 million.
In 2019 the annual funding allocated to the unit is: current funding of €1.7 million, and capital funding of €0.7 million.