Eamon Scanlon
Ceist:64. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will expedite the provision of fibre broadband to a property (details supplied) in County Sligo. [2431/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 5 February 2025
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Freagraí scríofa
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.
The Question refers to a premises located in the AMBER area on the broadband map, which is available on my Department's website at https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/5634d-national-broadband-plan-map/. The AMBER area is to be served by the network deployed under the NBP State led intervention.
Commercial Fixed line operators Open Eir, Virgin Media and SIRO are delivering high-speed broadband services in the blue area/ non-intervention area of the map.
The latest information on when high-speed broadband will become available to this area can be found on National Broadband Ireland’s (NBI) website at https://nbi.ie/map/.
This website is regularly updated providing the expected timeline for delivery and status of any works that are initiated at any point in time. NBI also has a dedicated email address, reps@nbi.ie, which can be used by Oireachtas members for specific queries.
The route of the network rollout is not based on cost or an economic model. Instead, it’s based on an engineering design that allows NBI to get to every premises as quickly as possible, working within the confines of how fibre networks are built and utilising existing infrastructure wherever possible.
As per the NBI website, the engineering survey for the Lavally, Ballintoger area is complete, and there is an anticipated date of connection for this premises of July 2026 —December 2026.