Metropolitan Area Networks Programme

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 February 2018

Tuesday, 13 February 2018

Ceisteanna (537, 538, 539)

Stephen Donnelly

Ceist:

537. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the source for information (details supplied); the geographical breakdown of those estimated end users per metropolitan area network; the criteria for inclusion as end users that benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7085/18]

Stephen Donnelly

Ceist:

538. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of connections per metropolitan area network; the estimated number of end users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7086/18]

Stephen Donnelly

Ceist:

539. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the criteria for inclusion in estimated end users with regard to metropolitan area networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7087/18]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment

I propose to take Questions Nos. 537 to 539, inclusive, together.

Enet manages, operates, maintains and markets the Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) on behalf of the State and provides high capacity products and services on a wholesale basis to retail service providers. Retail service providers provide services to their customers which include mobile phone users, broadband customers, cable television users, business customers and secondary and third level students. As enet does not have a direct relationship with end users, it has provided my Department with an estimate of one million end users benefiting from the MANs infrastructure. enet has used data from service providers and external industry expertise to estimate this number of end users.

The number of connections per Metropolitan Area Network and a geographical breakdown of these connections are set out in the following Table. These include interconnections with retail telecoms service providers for mobile, broadband and television services as well as universities, schools, hospitals, banks, business and industrial parks, shopping centres and major retail stores.

List of Phase I and Phase II MANs (by county) and Number of Connections

Phase One

Nos:	Town	County	No. of Connections MAN
1	Cavan	Cavan	39
2	Kingscourt	Cavan	5
3	Cork	Cork	474
4	Carlow	Carlow	42
5	Letterkenny	Donegal	48
6	Gweedore	Donegal	6
7	Galway	Galway	272
8	Kilkenny	Kilkenny	105
9	Portlaoise	Laois	43
10	Carrick on Shannon	Leitrim	17
11	Manorhamilton	Leitrim	9
12	Limerick	Limerick	272
13	Dundalk	Louth	80
14	Drogheda	Louth	32
15	Ballina	Mayo	22
16	Belmullet	Mayo	0
17	Kiltimagh	Mayo	6
18	Carrickmacross	Monaghan	7
19	Monaghan	Monaghan	41
20	Tullamore	Offaly	30
21	Roscommon	Roscommon	24
22	Sligo	Sligo	67
23	Clonmel	Tipperary	49
24	Dungarvan	Waterford	17
25	Waterford	Waterford	123
26	Athlone	Westmeath	70
27	Mullingar	Westmeath	37
28	Wexford	Wexford	83

Phase Two

Nos:	Town	County	No. of Connections
1	Cootehill	Cavan	3
2	Kilrush	Clare	10
3	Bantry	Cork	12
4	Blarney	Cork	3
5	Carrigaline/Passage West/Ringaskiddy	Cork	37
6	Charleville	Cork	6
7	Dunmanway	Cork	4
8	Fermoy	Cork	11
9	Kanturk	Cork	2
10	Kinsale	Cork	1
11	Midleton	Cork	9
12	Mitchelstown	Cork	6
13	Skibbereen	Cork	5
14	Youghal	Cork	3
15	Ballybofey/Stanorlar	Donegal	8
16	Ballyshannon	Donegal	7
17	Buncrana	Donegal	7
18	Bundoran	Donegal	3
19	Carndonagh	Donegal	5
20	Donegal Town	Donegal	13
21	Donabate/Portrane	Dublin	1
22	Lusk	Dublin	6
23	Skerries	Dublin	5
24	Athenry	Galway	6
25	Ballinasloe	Galway	11
26	Clifden	Galway	5
27	Gort	Galway	5
28	Loughrea	Galway	8
29	Killarney	Kerry	27
30	Castleisland	Kerry	3
31	Tralee	Kerry	42
32	Listowel	Kerry	8
33	Thomastown	Kilkenny	4
34	Abbefeale	Limerick	4
35	Newcastlewest	Limerick	10
36	Longford	Longford	20
37	Ardee	Louth	6
38	Ballinrobe	Mayo	3
39	Claremorris	Mayo	16
40	Knock	Mayo	0
41	Dunboyne/Clonee	Meath	6
42	Dunshaughlin	Meath	2
43	Kells	Meath	9
44	Navan	Meath	45
45	Trim	Meath	14
46	Bailieborough	Monaghan	5
47	Castleblaney	Monaghan	11
48	Clones	Monaghan	3
49	Nenagh	North Tipperary	10
50	Roscrea	North Tipperary	7
51	Templemore	North Tipperary	5
52	Edenderry	Offaly	10
53	Banagher	Offaly	0
54	Birr	Offaly	9
55	Cahir	South Tipperary	6
56	Carrick on Suir	South Tipperary	9
57	Tipperary	Tipperary	9
58	Cashel	Tipperary	6
59	Blessington	Wicklow	4
60	Kilcoole/Newtownmountkennedy	Wicklow	4