Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 13 October 2022

Public Accounts Committee

2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 9: Implementation of the National Broadband Plan

9:30 am

Mr. Mark Griffin:

The connectivity rate varies but what we are seeing is a 24% uptake, which is ahead of where we would have expected to be at this stage. On average, about 200 homes are being connected each month. The Deputy will be pleased to see his constituency is the highest in terms of take-up, with 35% in Cavan and 30% in Monaghan. Once people get it and are able to exit their existing contract, this is being taken up at a very considerable rate, which is really positive from our perspective. Overall, when we look at the numbers of premises nationally that are connected, the percentage take-up is 24%.