Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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576. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will investigate the deficient broadband coverage in Castleisland, County Kerry, in view of the fact that download speeds there and in other areas are exceedingly low; as there is a fibre facility in the town if this will be corrected in the immediate future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17755/15]

Alex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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Last November I published a national high speed coverage map for 2016 as part of the National Broadband Plan. This map is available at . The areas marked BLUE represent those areas that will have access to commercial high speed broadband services by end 2016 and represents 70% of the premises in Ireland. The AMBER areas show the target areas for the State intervention and represents 30% of the premises in Ireland.

The map shows that high speed broadband services are to be delivered in Castleisland, County Kerry by the commercial telecommunications sector. I understand from eircom that its eFibre services are available to almost 800 premises in Castleisland since 30 April 2014 and that a further 200 homes and businesses will be able to avail of these services once their programme is complete.

The aim of the National Broadband Plan is to ensure that every premises, regardless of location, has access to high speed broadband delivered through commercial telecommunications investment, or through a state-funded intervention.