Budget Submission 2022

The Telecommunications Industry Ireland 2023 Budget submission's main recommendations are:

• Increase network energy resilience
• Provide tax relief for cost of spectrum
• Reduce VAT rate for internet access services
• Address structural connectivity shortages
• Support telecommunications R&D
• Counter online disinformation on 5G
• Combat increased cybersecurity threats
• Bridge the digital divide

Energy

It was also recommended that Ireland’s telecommunications networks should be deemed a priority in the unlikely event that there is electricity rationing. This is because they are a critical piece of national infrastructure, playing a vital role in crisis situations and underpinning the wider economy.