Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 March 2012
137 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a community college (details supplied) in County Westmeath will benefit from the recent announcement by the Government to roll out high-speed broadband to post-primary schools; the timeframe for the installation of broadband in this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13059/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraAll post-primary schools will have a 100Mbps broadband connection installed by the end of 2014 in a project jointly funded by the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR) and the Department of Education and Skills (DES). The selection of schools for connection during 2012 was undertaken by a Steering Committee, established to oversee the implementation of the project and containing members from DCENR, DES, HEAnet and the National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE). I am pleased to inform you that all post-primary schools in County Westmeath, including Castlepollard Community College, are scheduled to have their enhanced broadband connection installed by October 2012.
