Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 June 2025
170. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the status of the National Broadband Ireland roll-out across Cork county; the number of houses that have benefitted from the installation of fibre broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34988/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have been advised by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) that over 41,164 premises are now passed with a high-speed fibre broadband network and 45,746 available to order/pre-order in County Cork, with 14,429 premises now connected. A further circa 40,830 premises in County Cork 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 Cork can be monitored via https://nbi.ie/reps. NBI has a dedicated email address, reps@nbi.ie, which can be used by Oireachtas members for specific queries. It should be noted that NBI provide this information for County Cork based on NBI deployment areas rather than exact county boundaries.
