Local Authority Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 May 2017

Thursday, 18 May 2017

Ceisteanna (272)

Niamh Smyth

Ceist:

272. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the name and contact details for the broadband officers within Cavan and Monaghan County Councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23633/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment

One of the many key actions from the Mobile and Broadband Taskforce report to help streamline the roll-out of high speed broadband is the appointment of Broadband Officers. Funding is being provided to all local authorities to assign an officer with responsibility for broadband, acting as a single point of contact for engagement with telecommunications operators building out infrastructure.

The Broadband Officers are now in place in 29 of the 31 local authority areas. The two remaining local authorities (South Dublin County Council and Wicklow County Council) are currently in the process of recruiting Broadband Officers. Cavan County Council Broadband Officer is Mr Kieran Hever, email [e-mail] and telephone [phone]. Monaghan County Council Broadband Officer is John McArdle, email [e-mail] and telephone [phone].

I have set out in the following table a list of Broadband Officers and contact details.

Local Authority	Broadband Officer	Email	Telephone
Cavan County	Kieran Hever	[e-mail]	[phone]
Donegal County	Daragh McDonough	[e-mail]	[phone]
Galway City	Alfie Jones	[e-mail]	[phone]
Galway County	Brian Barrett	[e-mail]	[phone]
Laois County	Antoinette Brennan	[e-mail]	[phone]
Leitrim County	Shane Tiernan	[e-mail]	[phone]
Longford County	Christine Collins	[e-mail]	[phone]
Louth County	Paul Mulligan	[e-mail]	1890 202 303
Mayo County	Stephen Carolan	[e-mail]	[phone]
Monaghan County	John McArdle	[e-mail]	(047)30500
Offaly County	Ray Bell	[e-mail]	[phone]
Roscommon County	Annemarie Johnson	[e-mail]	[phone]
Sligo County	Nigel Carter	[e-mail]	[phone]
Westmeath County	Gerry McCormack	[e-mail]	[phone]
Carlow County	Eoin Lyng	[e-mail]	[phone]
Clare County	Urban McMahon	[e-mail]	[phone]
Cork City	Fergus Gleeson	[e-mail]	[phone]
Cork County	Dan O Sullivan	[e-mail]	[phone]
Dublin City Council	Jamie Cudden	[e-mail]	[phone]
Dun Laoghaire County	Fergal Kelly	[e-mail]	[phone]
Fingal County	David Storey	[e-mail]	[phone]
Kerry	Diarmuid Reilly	[e-mail]	[phone]
Kildare County	Evelyn Wright	[e-mail]	[phone]
Kilkenny County	Steven Coverdale	[e-mail]	[phone]
Limerick County	Mihai Bilauca	[e-mail]	[phone]
Meath County	Fergus O’Rourke	[e-mail]	[phone]
South Dublin County	Pending		[phone]
Tipperary County	Simon Howe	[e-mail]	[phone]
Waterford County	Jack Doyle	[e-mail]	[phone]
Wexford County	Carolyne Godkin	[e-mail]	[phone]
Wicklow County	Pending		[phone]