Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 293: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for a rural broadband scheme and, in particular his plans to provide broadband to households in Meath who have no service provider. [34407/10]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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The European Commission has set aside a portion of the European Economic Recovery Programme (EERP) funding for rural broadband initiatives. Using this funding, which will be augmented by an Exchequer contribution, I intend to formally launch a Rural Broadband Scheme before the end of this year. This scheme will aim to provide a basic broadband service to individual un-served rural premises outside of the National Broadband Scheme areas, including such premises in County Meath.