Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 435: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to improve the speed and availability of state of the art broadband services evenly here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35868/09]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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The policy framework for future broadband development is set out in the policy paper on Next Generation Broadband, which I published in June 2009. A central commitment is that Ireland will have universal access to broadband by 2010 and that by 2012 our broadband speeds will equal or exceed those in comparator EU regions. The key elements of the policy are: promotion of private sector investment in Next Generation Broadband; targeted Government actions, where necessary; an optimal regulatory framework, facilitating collaborative models of engagement among operators; and an innovative radio spectrum policy. The policy framework paper is available at www.dcenr.gov.ie/communications