Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 September 2017
570. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a location (details supplied) can expect to receive a broadband upgrade in view of the fact the current levels of broadband speed at this address are unsatisfactory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39343/17]
View answerIn April I published an updated High Speed Broadband Map which is available at www.broadband.gov.ie. This map shows the areas targeted by commercial operators to provide high speed broadband services and the areas that will be included in the State Intervention Area. The Map is searchable by eircode.
- The BLUE areas on the Map represent those areas where commercial telecommunications providers are either currently delivering, or have indicated plans to deliver high speed broadband services.
- The AMBER areas on the Map represent the areas that will require State Intervention and are the subject of a procurement process.
The map shows that the relevant townland in Boycetown, Kilcock comprises 359 premises and broadband coverage will be realised through a mix of commercial investment and through the State Intervention under the National Broadband Plan (NBP). 319 of these premises are covered by existing commercial operators, 36 premises fall within eir's 300k planned rural deployment and 4 fall within the State Intervention Area. Therefore, depending on the exact eircode of the address the constituent may either be in a BLUE or AMBER area of the High Speed Broadband Map.
Information on eir's planned rural deployment is available from eir at http://fibrerollout.ie/eircode-lookup/. Citizens can access this website to determine the connectivity availability status for their premises using their eircode. The website also provides a list of retail service providers who offer services using high speed fibre network in the area.
Those premises within the State Intervention area form part of my Department's on-going procurement process to select a company or companies who will roll-out a new high speed broadband network. That procurement process is now at an advanced stage, with “Detailed Solutions” to be submitted by bidders later this month.
