Emer Currie
Ceist:749. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the progress of the national broadband plan in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12606/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 17 February 2026
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In December 2022, Ireland's Digital Connectivity Strategy was published which supports the ambition outlined in the National Digital Strategy and set out a number of targets including that all Irish households and businesses will be covered by a Gigabit network no later than 2028.
The Programme for Government – Securing Ireland’s Future published in January 2025 sets a number of targets which include the completion of the installation of high-speed fibre broadband to 1.1 million people, including homes, farms, and businesses nationwide, by 2026.
The National Broadband Plan (NBP) is the government's initiative to deliver high speed broadband services to all premises in Ireland.
In Dublin a significant investment of €48 million is being made under the NBP. There are over 9,290 premises passed with a high-speed fibre broadband network and 10,327 available to order/pre-order, with 2,807 premises now connected. A further circa 3,700 premises in Dublin will be passed by NBI’s high speed fibre broadband by the end of the network deployment.
Premises located in the Donabate/Portrane Deployment Area (D.A) are currently in the network build phase. These premises have an anticipated date for connection between April 2026 and June 2026.
Further details are available on specific areas within County Dublin and 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 Dublin based on NBI deployment areas rather than exact county boundaries.
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.