Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 November 2018
171. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the date for the roll-out of high-speed broadband for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47523/18]
View answerThe premises referred to by the Deputy is in the LIGHT BLUE area of the High Speed Broadband Map, which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie. The LIGHT BLUE areas are where eir is in the process of deploying high speed broadband to 300,000 premises on a commercial basis.
Under a Commitment Agreement signed with my Department in April 2017, eir is in the process of passing 300,000 predominantly rural homes with high speed broadband. According to data for Q3 2018 submitted by eir to my Department the company has passed almost 210,000 premises nationwide as part of its ongoing deployment. This data is to be published on my Department’s website shortly.
Information on eir's planned rural deployment is available at http://fibrerollout.ie/eircode-lookup/.
I understand that an official from my Department has been in contact with owner of the premises referred to by the Deputy in relation to this matter.
