Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

As the Deputy said, this information is not available on the website at the moment. When I started in this position, at the launch of the national broadband plan, there was no information beyond two years. If it was beyond two years, it just stated some time between now and 2026. I asked the NBI to provide the exact date or at least to the nearest quarter when it would be provided to tell people what it was, even though it could change. That has been useful and allowed people to plan. If they know they are not getting it until the last year, they know they can use some type of intermediate solution like low earth orbit satellite, other fixed wireless access or some other type of wireless connection. Regarding Ballingeary, I mentioned that the survey will start in July 2024 and complete in August this year. I do not have data on Baile Bhuirne. I will come back to the Deputy on that. If he comes to my office I will give him the answer. That applies to any other area the Deputy is curious about. I will go back to NBI to see if it can provide more detailed information on when surveys are happening. People are curious to know when their area is coming next. We have a very high take-up rate and people do have access.

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