Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 September 2010
1544 Deputy Shane McEntee asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the availability of broadband across County Meath in percentage terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31792/10]
View answerComReg's website www.callcosts.ie provides detailed information on the various private sector telecommunications products and services available on a county by county basis. More generally, the provision of broadband services is in the first instance a matter for private sector service providers.
Government does however, intervene in the market in instances of clear market failure, as in the case of the National Broadband Scheme (NBS). Details of all the areas to be covered by the NBS, including the current status of the NBS rollout, are available at www.three.ie/nbs. Under the NBS contract, all Electoral Divisions (EDs) in the NBS Coverage Area must have broadband coverage by late October 2010. With particular reference to County Meath, all of the designated 18 EDs within the County can now avail of NBS broadband services. The following table lists all of these 18 EDs.
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Electoral Divisions (ED) to be covered by the NBS in County Meath |
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ED Name |
ED Reference No. |
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ARDBRACCAN ED |
167002 |
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BECTIVE ED |
167011 |
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CASTLEKEERAN ED |
167016 |
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CLOGHBRACK ED |
167019 |
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CLONMACDUFF ED |
167020 |
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CROSSKEYS ED |
167022 |
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DRUMCONDRA ED |
167027 |
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KILLALLON ED |
167047 |
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KILLARY ED |
167048 |
|
KILLEAGH ED |
167049 |
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KILLYON ED |
167051 |
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KILMORE ED |
167054 |
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KNOCKLOUGH ED |
167056 |
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LOUGHAN ED |
167058 |
|
MOYLAGH ED |
167063 |
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RATHKENNY ED |
167075 |
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RATHMORE ED |
167076 |
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TROHANNY ED |
167092 |
