Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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534. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if National Broadband Ireland is ahead of the roll out schedule in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63578/25]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The National Broadband Plan (NBP) is the government's initiative to deliver high speed broadband services to all premises in Ireland.

The Programme for Government – Securing Ireland’s Future published in January 2025 sets a number of targets which include the completion of the installation of high-speed fibre broadband to 1.1 million people, including homes, farms, and businesses nationwide, by 2026.

The Question refers to a premises located in the AMBER area on the broadband map, which is available on www.gov.ie/en/publication/5634d-national-broadband-plan-map/. The AMBER area is to be served by the network deployed under the NBP State led intervention.

National Broadband Ireland (NBI) have advised that the premises in question is included in the Glencar Deployment Area which is at the Network Build Stage with an anticipated connection timeframe of July 2026 - December 2026.

I have also been advised by NBI that over 22,830 premises are now passed with a high-speed fibre broadband network and 23,850 premises are available to order/pre-order in the deputy’s own county of Kerry, with circa 6,395 premises now connected.

A further circa 4,600 premises in County Kerry will be passed by NBI’s high speed fibre broadband by the end of network deployment.

The latest information on when high-speed broadband will become available to the AMBER area can be found on National Broadband Ireland’s (NBI) website at nbi.ie/map/. This website is regularly updated providing the expected timeline for delivery and status of any works that are initiated at any point in time. NBI also has a dedicated email address, reps@nbi.ie, which can be used by Oireachtas members for specific queries.