Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 June 2013
106. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding plans to roll out broadband services for all schools here; the cost of such services to each school; if this cost will be borne by the State or will each school’s board of management have to meet the cost of broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28639/13]
View answerUnder the Schools Broadband Access Programme the Department provides for the supply of internet connectivity for all recognised primary schools and for those post primary schools not yet connected to the Schools Highspeed 100Mbit/s Broadband Network. The connectivity cost for these schools in 2013 is expected to be approx €2.7m.
There are currently 278 post primary schools connected under the Schools Highspeed 100Mbit/s Broadband Network. All post primary schools will be connected by the end of 2014. The cost for connectivity of the 278 schools in 2013 is expected to be approx €3.5m.
There is no cost to schools to avail of these services.
