James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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184. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the National Broadband Ireland broadband hub (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30816/21]

Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Broadband Connection Points (BCPs) are a key element of the NBP providing high speed broadband in every county in advance of the roll out of the fibre to the home network. As of 10 June, 325 BCP sites have been installed by NBI across the country for public and educational use.I am advised that the public BCP site in question (Inch Community Hall) will see the necessary infrastructure installed by NBI prior to the end of Q3 2021.  The site will then be connected by Vodafone through a contract with the Department for Rural & Community Development. Other public BCP sites already installed in Cork include Ballydaly Community Hall, Aubane Community Centre, Mealagh Valley Community Centre, Coláiste Phobal Cláire, Bere Island Heritage Centre, Sherkin Island Community Hall, Glash Community Centre, Ballindangan Community Centre, Aghabullogue Community Centre, Castletownkenneigh Community Centre, Lissavard Community Centre, Whitechurch Community Centre, T.O. Park Labbamollaga, Clogagh Community Hall, Laharn Heritage Centre and Courtbrack Community Centre. Further details can be found at www.nbi.ie/bcp-locations/.  

Primary school sites already installed in Cork are Clogagh and Ballycroneen National Schools. An acceleration of this aspect of the National Broadband Plan was announced in December which will see some 679 primary schools connected to high speed broadband by 2022, well ahead of the original target delivery timeframe of 2026. Further

details are available on the NBI website at www.nbi.ie/primary-schools-list/.