Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 October 2020
30. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo cannot access broadband which is only 30 meters from their house. [29050/20]
Amharc ar fhreagra31. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the status of broadband for a household (details supplied) in County Mayo. [29064/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 30 and 31 together.
The premises referred to 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 has 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.My Department will contact the relevant operators to query the issues highlighted at these premises and will provide an update to the Deputy in due course.
