Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 15 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection

Roll-out and Delivery of Broadband in Rural Areas: Discussion

Mr. Fergal Mulligan:

The point is they are not waiting until 2028. The last will be done by 2028. Eir at the moment is rolling it out to 1.2 million premises, and NBI says it is rolling out 8,000 to 10,000 a month. We understand Eir is doing at least 10,000 a month, so that makes 120,000 people a year who are not waiting. There will be 120,000 done next year and the year after that who are in the blue to amber area if they are not being covered by NBI. Those villages are being done. They will be done this year, next year and the year after by Eir, SIRO and Virgin Media. There is a great deal going on, so between the three companies, 10,000 by NBI, and the other three companies, we are looking at between 40,000 and 50,000 premises per month that are being passed with gigabit fibre. That is unbelievable.

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