Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 186: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools here that have access to broadband and have speeds of more than 10Mbit/sec; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35846/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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There is a total of 3,261 primary schools which have access to broadband through the schools broadband programme. The broadband connections are broken down as follows: ADSL: 1833 Wireless: 549 Satellite: 879 There are 19 primary schools which awaiting connection and 38 schools which have refused connection to the schools broadband network. 57 schools are in receipt of a broadband connection that provides for bandwidth speeds up to 24Mbp/s depending on the distance from the exchange and quality of the copper line. 2 schools are in receipt of a technology solution that provides for bandwidth speeds up to 10Mbp/s depending on the distance from the exchange and quality of the copper line. 13 schools are in receipt of a technology solution that provides for bandwidth speeds up to 12Mbp/s depending on the distance from the exchange and quality of the copper line.