National Broadband Plan

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 June 2017

Tuesday, 27 June 2017

Questions (88)

Charlie McConalogue

Question:

88. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the date on which his Department first announced plans to introduce the national broadband plan; the dates on which various Ministers held press conferences to publicise it; the expected commencement and completion dates given by Ministers at each of these press conferences; the projected commencement and completion dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29467/17]

Written answers

Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment

I refer to the reply to Question Number 72 of 6 December 2016, Number 43 of 7 February 2017 and Number 85 of 9 May 2017.

  By way of additional information, my Department wrote to the three bidders in the NBP procurement process on 20 June 2017 inviting them to submit their “Detailed Solutions” by 26 September 2017. This is a significant milestone as the NBP procurement process moves to the next stage.

Question No. 89 answered with Question No. 86.

Question No. 90 answered with Question No. 79.

Question No. 91 answered with Question No. 73.

Question No. 92 answered with Question No. 79.