Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of broadband for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37759/14]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Under the Schools Broadband Access Programme the Department provides for the supply of internet connectivity for all recognised primary schools. A new framework was put in place in 2012 for the provision of this service, as a result of this the number of service providers has been expanded from 6 to 13 with the aim of ensuring that satisfactory solutions would be awarded to all schools.

Where schools, such as Trentagh National School, were awarded slow DSL solutions or satellite solutions, the contracts were for one year only and the Department continues to re-tender these schools and to liaise with framework members in order to get these schools a higher speed solution. A further mini competition will take place before the end of this year and Trentagh National School will be offered out in that competition.