Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 September 2020
188. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks his plans to provide high-spread broadband to the residents and school at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23996/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraAdelaide Street, Dún Laoghaire is located in the BLUE area on the NBP High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie.
BLUE areas are not included in the State intervention area covered by the National Broadband Plan as commercial operators are already providing high speed broadband or have indicated future plans to do so. My Department defines high speed broadband as a connection with minimum speeds of 30Mbps download and 6Mbps upload. The activities of commercial operators delivering high speed broadband within BLUE areas are not planned or funded by the State and my Department has no statutory authority to intervene in that regard.
There may be a choice of operators offering this service in the area referred to and further information in this regard is available at www.comreg.ie/compare/#/services.
