Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 October 2018
538. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the planned roll-out of high-speed fibre broadband to 115,000 premises in Ballinasloe, Roscommon town, Manorhamilton and a further six towns in County Donegal, as launched on 7 September 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43463/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn September 2017 enet/SSE announced a project to bring high speed broadband to 115,000 homes and businesses across the West and North West of Ireland on a commercial basis. No change was made to the High Speed Broadband Map as a result of this intended roll out. My Department understands that these premises no longer feature in enet/SSE's commercial roll out plans. The 115,000 premises referenced by the Deputy are predominantly in the AMBER area of the High Speed Broadband Map and will therefore be served by the State-led National Broadband Plan intervention.
