Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 943: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the proportion of the €435 million allocated to information communication technology projects under the national development plan that has been spent; and if this is the same €435 million in broadband funding announced under his consultation paper on next generation broadband. [28283/08]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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€435 million was earmarked under the National Development Plan (NDP) 2007-2013 for Communications and Broadband initiatives and is the figure referred to in the Nest Generation Broadband paper. Almost €55.5 million of this amount has been spent since January 2007 to the end of June 2008, primarily on the Metropolitan Area Networks Programme and the Group Broadband Scheme.