Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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210. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if National Broadband Ireland’s revised target to have 60,000 premises connected to broadband by the end of 2021 was reached; the number of premises fully connected by National Broadband Ireland in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7261/22]

Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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The target of 60,000 premises passed was not reached, Retail Service Providers are actively selling on the NBI Network with almost 34,500 homes passed and a total of 54,500 premises available for order and pre-order through local broadband service providers.

Over 150,000 premises were constructed or under construction in 2021. NBI has advised that, as of 4 February 2022, over 298,000 premises in the Intervention Area across all counties have been surveyed, with over 154,500 premises under construction or completed demonstrating that the project is reaching scale. Over 54,500 premises are available to order and pre-order across 21 counties: Carlow, Clare, Cavan, Cork, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Louth, Mayo, Monaghan, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow. Connections have been made in 16 counties: Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Laois, Limerick, Louth, Monaghan, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Wexford and Wicklow. To date the level of connections are in line with projections and in some areas are exceeding targets.