Maeve O'Connell
Question:263. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the processes or plans that will be undertaken to address remaining high-speed broadband gaps. [72794/25]
View answerWednesday, 17 December 2025
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The National Broadband Plan (NBP) is the government's initiative to deliver high speed broadband services to all premises in Ireland.
Upon clarification the Department received, the question pertains in particular to the Foxrock area of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, in addition to the national context.
Foxrock is predominantly in the BLUE area on the broadband map which is available on www.gov.ie/en/publication/5634d-national-broadband-plan-map/. The BLUE area represents those areas where commercial providers are either currently delivering or have plans to deliver high-speed broadband services. The Department defines high-speed broadband as a connection with minimum speeds of 30Mbps download and 6Mbps upload. The majority of premises in the Foxrock area are currently capable of obtaining speeds in excess of 30 Mbps.
The activities of commercial operators delivering high-speed broadband within BLUE areas are not planned or funded by the State and the Department has no statutory authority to intervene in that regard.
If a person lives in the BLUE area and after contacting their Retail Service Provider are told they cannot get access to greater than 30Mbps, they should raise a query via the Department’s webform which can be accessed by clicking on “contact us” in the Contact section, on www.gov.ie/en/publication/5634d-national-broadband-plan-map/, and the Department will escalate with the commercial operator to investigate this matter further.