A working group comprising representatives from my Department, HEAnet and the Department of Communications and Natural Resources have recommended a strategy for the roll out of 100 mbps to all post primary schools. The national roll-out will be completed over three stages with 200 schools being connected by September 2012, a further 200 being connected next year and the remaining 250 schools being connected in 2014. The first 200 schools to be installed are located in areas which are served by poorer performing technologies viz., Cavan, Clare, Donegal, Galway, Laois, Leitrim, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo and Westmeath.
The next 200 schools will be selected once work is complete on the re-tendering of schools under the current schools broadband programme and once the first 200 schools have been connected to the 100 Mbps scheme. Therefore I am not in a position at present to state when all the post primary schools in County Kerry will be installed other than the fact that all post primary schools will be installed by the end of 2014. A list of all post primary schools by County can be viewed on the Department of Education website. Any issues arising in the course of the roll out will be referred to the Joint Departmental Steering Group in the first instance for guidance.
