Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 June 2012
44 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the roll out of high speed broadband to all second level schools in County Kerry will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28770/12]
Amharc ar fhreagra45 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason County Kerry was recently omitted from a national project to bring 100 MBPS broadband to secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28795/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 44 and 45 together.
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 100mbps 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 on a geographic basis and where possible include some of those areas which are served by poorer performing technologies.
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 100Mbps scheme. All post primary schools will be installed by the end of 2014.
