Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 January 2021
58. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to supply additional broadband fibre cabinets in the Dublin 18 area to allow new houses to access fibre broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44705/20]
View answerThe premises referred to in the Question is located in the BLUE area on the NBP High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie. BLUE areas are not included in the State intervention area covered by the National Broadband Plan as commercial operators are already providing high speed broadband or have indicated future plans to do so. My Department defines high speed broadband as a connection with minimum speeds of 30Mbps download and 6Mbps upload. 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. Our investigations show that the premises referred to can currently get access to high speed broadband speeds of up to 1 Gbps from network operators in the area. My Department also checked some sample premises in housing estates in the Dublin 18 area and confirmed that these premises can currently access high speed broadband from network operators.
