Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2024
136. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes and businesses in County Roscommon that have had National Broadband Ireland rolled out to them. [44764/24]
View answer138. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes and businesses in County Roscommon that are waiting for National Broadband Ireland to roll out to them. [44766/24]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 136 and 138 together.
Ireland's Digital Connectivity Strategy, published by my Department, sets ambitious targets, which include providing a Gigabit network to all households and businesses in Ireland by 2028 and access to 5G in all populated areas by 2030.
The National Broadband Plan (NBP) is the government's initiative to deliver high speed broadband services to all premises in Ireland.
National Broadband Ireland (NBI) are connecting circa 4,200 homes each month.
I am advised by NBI that over 304,606 premises are passed across 26 counties and available for immediate connection, which is over half the premises in the Intervention Area. Over 102,651 premises are already connected to the National Broadband Plan high-speed broadband network.
In the Deputy’s own county of Roscommon over 12,710 premises are passed with a high-speed fibre broadband network and 14,194 available to order/pre-order, with 3,896 premises now connected. A further 6,290 premises in Roscommon will be passed by NBI’s high speed fibre broadband by the end of the contract.
Further details are available on specific areas within County Roscommon and can be monitored vianbi.ie/reps. NBI has a dedicated email address, reps@nbi.ie, which can be used by Oireachtas members for specific queries.
Along with the NBP intervention contract, progress is being made by commercial operators’ in expanding their next generation networks throughout the State and ensuring the targets set out in the Digital Connectivity strategy are achieved.
