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National Broadband Plan

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 February 2022

Thursday, 24 February 2022

Ceisteanna (128)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

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128. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the work that is under way to mitigate the current delay in the roll-out of the national broadband plan, particularly in locations throughout the Dún Laoghaire area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10155/22]

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The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract to roll out a high speed and future proofed broadband network within the Intervention Area which covers 1.1 million people living and working in the over 554,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and farms along with some 679 schools.

The majority of premises in Dun Laoghaire are covered by commercial operators.  There are over 600 premises in Dun Laoghaire located in the NBP Intervention Area which are covered by the Enniskerry Deployment Area. Surveying is underway in these areas and it is anticipated that they will be provided with access to high speed broadband under the National Broadband Plan in 2023.

The Department is currently working with NBI to agree an Updated Interim Remedial Plan (UIRP) which will recalibrate the targets for 2022 and beyond to take account of the knock on effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and other delays to the Programme.

I understand that commercial operators in Dun Laoghaire are also continuing to upgrade their broadband networks as part of ongoing work.

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