Bill entitled an Act to provide for the rapid installation of broadband infrastructure; to improve availability of broadband and telecoms services nationally; to provide for the sharing of broadband and telecoms services infrastructure by state agencies (including Transport Infrastructure Ireland) to telecoms and broadband providers; to provide for planning permission to include requirement for ducting to be laid within curtilage of home in new applications; to create a central public register of telecoms infrastructure including ownership; to provide for future cost-effective installation of infrastructure to accommodate future national broadband and telecom connectivity requirements and to provide for related matters
Last updated: 14 Jan 2020
History of this Bill
The Bill lapsed with the dissolution of the Dáil and Seanad
14 Jan 2020
Dáil Éireann
Seanad Éireann
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Dáil First Stage
5 Jul 2017
Dáil First Stage
The Bill is initiated or presented to the House
5 Jul 2017
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Enacted
The Bill is signed into law by the President
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Future Stage
6 Jul 2017
As initiated
Planning and Development (Rapid Broadband) Bill 2017
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Debates
5 Jul 2017
Dáil Éireann
Planning and Development (Rapid Broadband) Bill 2017: First Stage