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National Broadband Plan

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 November 2020

Tuesday, 3 November 2020

Questions (272)

Neale Richmond

Question:

272. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the measures in place to improve broadband connections for those in the Dublin area who suffer from poor broadband connections, which hampers their ability to work from home during the Covid-19 pandemic (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33663/20]

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The High Speed Broadband Map, which is available at www.broadband.gov.ie shows the areas in Dublin which will be included in the National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led intervention as well as areas targeted by commercial operators. The map is colour coded and searchable by address and Eircode.

- Premises in the AMBER area will be provided with high speed broadband through the State led Intervention, the contract for which was signed in November last with National Broadband Ireland (NBI).

- The BLUE area represents those areas where commercial providers are either currently delivering or have plans to deliver high speed broadband services.

My Department's investigations have highlighted that Woodpark Estate is in the BLUE area and that for many of the premises there may be a choice of operators offering this service in this area. Further information in this regard is available at www.comreg.ie/compare/#/services.

The activities of commercial operators delivering high speed broadband within BLUE areas are not planned or funded by the State and my Department has no statutory authority to intervene in that regard.

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