Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 349: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the name of the contractor and the details of the contract in rolling out broadband throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23262/04]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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Under my Department's regional broadband programme, 19 metropolitan area fibre networks, MANs, have been built in association with the local authorities, and a further seven are under construction. The MANs are 90% funded using ERDF funding under the NDP 2000-2006, with the remaining 10% funding coming from the local authorities. The construction phase of each network in the regional broadband programme is separately contracted following a tender process by the local authority concerned.

All the MANs are being managed for the State on an open-access basis by E-Net, which was awarded the services concession contract by my Department following a competitive tender. Full details of the broadband rollout programme can be found on my Department's website www.dcmnr.gov.ie.