Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 September 2021
121. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of premises in each county connected under the National Broadband Plan in the past 12 months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45065/21]
View answerAs of the 10 September, over 14,500 premises are passed and available for connection in Counties Cork, Galway, Limerick, Cavan and Monaghan. Build works are continuing across the country in 19 Deployment Areas covering townlands in Clare, Dundalk, Galway, Limerick, Monaghan, Roscommon, Tipperary, Tralee, Wicklow, Wexford and Carlow and "make ready" work is underway in a further 11 Deployment Areas. The following table shows a breakdown of premises passed and available for connection per county:
|
County |
Premises Passed |
|
Cavan |
3523 |
|
Cork |
4500 |
|
Galway |
4194 |
|
Limerick |
329 |
|
Monaghan |
1972 |
NBI is a wholesale provider which means they make the network available to Retail Service Providers (such as sky, Vodafone, Pure Telecom, Westnet, Regional Broadband, BBnet, eir, IFA telecom, Eurona broadband, Nova, Digiweb, Viatel, Mayofibre, Ripplecom etc) to connect and provide the service to end users. Retail Service Providers are actively selling on the NBI Network with almost 23,000 premises (across Cavan, Cork, Limerick, Monaghan and Galway) now available for order and pre-order through local broadband service providers. Premises are available to pre-order where the build will be completed in the coming months.
Further details are available on specific areas through the NBI website which provides a facility for any premises within the intervention area to register their interest in being provided with deployment updates through its website www.nbi.ie. Individuals who register with this facility will receive regular updates on progress by NBI on delivering the network and specific updates related to their own premises when works are due to commence. NBI also has a dedicated email address, reps@nbi.ie, which can be used by Oireachtas members for specific queries.
