Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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Question 322: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason he is unable to provide broadband to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if it is envisioned the service will be provided in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24402/11]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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While the provision of broadband services is, in the first instance, a matter for private sector service providers, the Government has intervened in the market in instances of market failure. The National Broadband Scheme (NBS) and the Rural Broadband Scheme (RBS) are examples of such interventions.

The RBS aims to provide a basic broadband service to individual, unserved rural premises including any premises in Lorrha, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary. Any applications received from residents in this area prior to the closing date for the scheme (29th July 2011) will be assessed in accordance with the terms of the Scheme. The exercise to fully process all of the approximately 5000 nationwide applications received is expected to be completed by the end of September.

Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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Question 323: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason he is unable to provide broadband to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if it is envisioned the service will be provided in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24403/11]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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While the provision of broadband services is, in the first instance, a matter for private sector service providers, the Government has intervened in the market in instances of market failure. The National Broadband Scheme (NBS) and the Rural Broadband Scheme (RBS) are examples of such interventions.

Services under the NBS have been available to all designated NBS areas since October 2010.

As the person referred to in the Deputy's Question resides within a NBS area he should contact the NBS service provider 3 on 1800 944 794 for details regarding signing up for the NBS service.