The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract to roll out a high speed and future proofed broadband network within the Intervention Area. The deployment plan forecasts construction commenced in all counties within the first 2 years and over 90% of premises in the State having access to high speed broadband within the next four years. Despite the challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic throughout 2020 and which are continuing into this year, NBI has made steady progress on delivery of the new high speed fibre broadband network under the National Broadband Plan. I am advised by NBI that, as of 12 April 2021, over 204,000 premises across 26 counties have been surveyed and that build and pre-build works are underway across a number of deployment areas. The first fibre to the home connections have been successfully connected and are in a test and trial phase in Carrigaline, Co Cork and Cavan. I am advised that over 2,300 premises are passed and available for connection in Counties Cork and Cavan.
A breakdown of the premises in the intervention area by county and surveys undertaken to date is set out in the table below.
|
COUNTY
|
number of premises in the IA
|
surveys completed
|
% surveys completed
|
% surveys underway or planned
|
|
Carlow
|
8,190
|
7,772
|
95%
|
5%
|
|
Cavan
|
16,274
|
3,738
|
23%
|
77%
|
|
Clare
|
22,719
|
3,556
|
16%
|
84%
|
|
Cork
|
79,663
|
22,765
|
29%
|
71%
|
|
Donegal
|
32,483
|
6,389
|
20%
|
80%
|
|
Dublin
|
13,677
|
2,437
|
18%
|
82%
|
|
Galway
|
38,887
|
14,914
|
38%
|
62%
|
|
Kerry
|
26,988
|
16,382
|
61%
|
39%
|
|
Kildare
|
14,085
|
2,848
|
20%
|
80%
|
|
Kilkenny
|
18,416
|
5,951
|
32%
|
68%
|
|
Laois
|
12,562
|
9,464
|
75%
|
25%
|
|
Leitrim
|
11,614
|
3,576
|
31%
|
69%
|
|
Limerick
|
21,293
|
8,583
|
40%
|
60%
|
|
Longford
|
8,712
|
3,294
|
38%
|
62%
|
|
Louth
|
8,423
|
7,850
|
93%
|
7%
|
|
Mayo
|
36,614
|
8,281
|
23%
|
77%
|
|
Meath
|
19,824
|
4,455
|
22%
|
78%
|
|
Monaghan
|
15,332
|
10,644
|
69%
|
31%
|
|
Offaly
|
12,216
|
1,275
|
10%
|
90%
|
|
Roscommon
|
19,185
|
6,930
|
36%
|
64%
|
|
Sligo
|
14,875
|
3,959
|
27%
|
73%
|
|
Tipperary
|
29,810
|
8,643
|
29%
|
71%
|
|
Waterford
|
15,048
|
10,240
|
68%
|
32%
|
|
Westmeath
|
11,761
|
8,656
|
74%
|
26%
|
|
Wexford
|
22,552
|
11,231
|
50%
|
50%
|
|
Wicklow
|
15,464
|
10,459
|
68%
|
32%
|
|
TOTAL
|
546,667
|
204,292
|
37%
|
63%
|
Further details can be found on the NBI website at the following location https://nbi.ie/rollout-plan/.
