Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 April 2018
463. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of the 300,000 homes and businesses scheduled to be connected to high speed broadband by Eir which are in County Clare; the progress with regard to connection in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17626/18]
View answerIn April 2017, I signed a Commitment Agreement with eir in relation to its plans to provide high speed broadband to 300,000 premises in rural areas on a commercial basis. eir has committed to completing this roll-out by year end. A copy of the Commitment Agreement is available on my Department’s website www.dccae.gov.ie.
Quarterly updates on eir's rural deployment are published on my Department’s website www.broadband.gov.ie. As at the end of December 2017, 3,481 premises in County Clare were passed by eir. A further 10,702 premises in Co. Clare are due to be passed by eir as part of its planned rural deployment. By the end of eir's roll-out I anticipate that approximately 66% of all premises in Clare will have access to a high speed broadband service. Information on eir's planned rural deployment is available at http://fibrerollout.ie/eircode-lookup/.
