Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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162. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when residents in Cluain Ard, Blarney, will have broadband rolled out. [40450/20]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The location referred to in the Question is located in the BLUE area on the NBP High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie.

BLUE areas are not included in the State intervention area covered by the National Broadband Plan as commercial operators are already providing high speed broadband or have indicated future plans to do so. My Department defines high speed broadband as a connection with minimum speeds of 30Mbps download and 6Mbps upload. The activities of commercial operators delivering high speed broadband within BLUE areas are not planned or funded by the State and my Department has no statutory authority to intervene in that regard.

As the estate referred to in the Question is a recently built estate, my Department has raised a query with eir to confirm the current status of premises in the estate. As soon as a reply is received my Department will revert to the Deputy with a further update.