National Broadband Plan

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 July 2021

Wednesday, 14 July 2021

Ceisteanna (122)

Seán Sherlock

Ceist:

122. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement he or the agencies under his remit has had with the National Broadband Plan in the past two months. [38205/21]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

In the period concerned, my Department officials had engagement on the National Broadband Plan as set out in the table below:

Date	Type of Engagement	Organisation Engaged	Details
19 May 2021	Meeting	Department of Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC)	To discuss the National Broadband Plan in the context of 'Housing for All'
14 June 2021	Telephone call	Local Government Management Agency(LGMA)	To discuss the status of the National Broadband Ireland (NBI) Technical Document on pole locations.
20 May 2021 21 June 2021 30 June 2021 07 July 2021	Meetings	DECC	To discuss the licensing of telecommunications infrastructure under Section 254 of the Planning and Development Act 2000.

My Department does not maintain the requested information in respect of the State bodies under its aegis. These State bodies may be contacted directly by e-mail by members of the Oireachtas, as set out in the attached table.

State Body	Contact E-mail Address
An Bord Pleanála	[e-mail]
An Fóram Uisce (the Water Forum)	[e-mail]
Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority	[e-mail]
Docklands Oversight and Consultative Forum	[e-mail]
Ervia	[e-mail]
Gas Networks Ireland	[e-mail]
Heritage Council	[e-mail]
Housing Finance Agency	[e-mail]
Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency	[e-mail]
Irish Water	[e-mail]
Land Development Agency	[e-mail]
Local Government Management Agency	[e-mail]
National Oversight and Audit Commission	[e-mail]
National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee	[e-mail]
Office of the Planning Regulator	[e-mail]
Ordnance Survey Ireland	[e-mail]
Property Registration Authority	[e-mail]
Pyrite Resolution Board	[e-mail]
Residential Tenancies Board	[e-mail]
Valuation Office	[e-mail]
Valuation Tribunal	[e-mail]
Water Advisory Body	[e-mail]
Waterways Ireland	[e-mail]