Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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41. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an analysis has been carried out on raising the national broadband speed cut-off mark of 30 Mbps. [8192/21]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The High Speed Broadband Map, which is available at www.broadband.gov.ie, shows the areas which will be included in the National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led intervention as well as areas targeted by commercial operators. The map is colour coded and searchable by address and Eircode.

Premises in the AMBER area will be provided with high speed broadband through the State led Intervention to be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI).

The BLUE area represents those areas where commercial providers are either currently delivering or have plans to deliver high speed broadband services. For this purpose, my Department defines high speed broadband as a connection with minimum speeds of 30Mbps download and 6Mbps upload.

The 30Mbps download speed threshold is based on current targets set at EU level and contained in the State Aid Guidelines for High Speed Broadband. I understand that the State Aid Guidelines for High Speed Broadband are currently being reviewed and my Department is monitoring developments at EU level in this area.