Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 March 2021
259. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress made in extending broadband services to the home of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15734/21]
View answerAs previously stated in my reply of 10 February to a Parliamentary Question on this matter, the 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.
My Department has, however, raised a query regarding the premises in question with the service provider to get the current status for this location. The service provider has since requested further information on the premises in order to investigate the matter fully and to ascertain the broadband speeds available to the premises. My Department has recently contacted the Deputy in this regard.
