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Broadband Service Provision

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 January 2019

Tuesday, 15 January 2019

Ceisteanna (885)

Catherine Martin

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885. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of high speed broadband in the Glencullen area of County Dublin; the way in which he expects it to progress in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1779/19]

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In April 2017 my Department published an updated version of the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map. This is available at www.broadband.gov.ie. The Map shows the areas targeted by commercial operators to provide high speed broadband services and the areas that will be included in the State Intervention Area under the National Broadband Plan. The Map is colour coded and searchable by address/Eircode: There are 106 premises in the townland of Glencullen. 34 (32%) fall within the AMBER area and will be served under the State led Intervention, while 72 (68%) premises are in a BLUE area and are or will be served by commercial providers. Information on categories of specific premises can be accessed on my Department’s website, www.broadband.gov.ie , by entering the relevant Eircode/address into the High Speed Broadband Map.

The procurement process to appoint a bidder for the State intervention network is now at the final stage. My priority is to bring the procurement process to a fair and impartial conclusion as quickly as possible and I will bring a recommendation to Government in this regard in the coming weeks.

For those premises currently awaiting access to high speed broadband, practical initiatives will continue to be addressed through the work of the Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce to address obstacles and improve connectivity in respect of existing and future mobile phone and broadband services.

Under this Taskforce, engagement between telecommunications operators and local authorities through the Broadband Officers is continuing to strengthen. These Broadband Officers are acting as single points of contact in local authorities for their communities. The appointment of these officers is already reaping rewards in terms of ensuring a much greater degree of consistency in engagements.

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