Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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216. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 573 of 9 April 2019, if any of the 300 locations referenced are in areas in which commercial operators have indicated plans to roll out broadband, 5G or other Internet services; if this will impact on the roll-out of the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18066/19]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The Broadband Connection Point locations referenced by the Deputy are all located in the AMBER area of the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map, which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie.

The AMBER areas represent the target areas for the proposed State led Intervention under the NBP. This intervention is the subject of an ongoing procurement process.In the event of a contract award, these locations have been identified for early connection in co-operation with Department of Rural and Community Development. These designated Broadband Connection Points (BCPs) have been identified by local authority broadband officers in every county and will provide important broadband access for public use in the initial stage of deployment and include locations such as schools, community centres and sports clubs.