Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context

37. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for completing fibre broadband roll out in towns with partial coverage under the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64565/25]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context

The National Broadband Plan (NBP) is the Government's initiative to deliver high speed broadband services to all premises in Ireland.

I am advised by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) that there are over 564,000 premises in the Intervention Area and design work has been completed for 100% of these. NBI anticipated they would pass 420,000 premises by the end of 2025. NBI have exceeded that figure in already passing over 430,000 premises in the intervention area and are connecting on average 4,500 premises to their fibre network per month.

NBI also advise that circa 442,880 premises, across all counties in mainly rural areas, can now order or pre-order broadband and over 153,660 premises are already connected.

Based on current plans and achievements, the Department expect to deliver the deployment of the NBP by the end of 2026, as per the Programme for Government commitment.

Further details are available on specific counties and areas which can be monitored via nbi.ie/reps. NBI has a dedicated email address, reps@nbi.ie, which can be used by Oireachtas members for specific queries.

Along with the NBP intervention contract, progress is being made by commercial operators’ in expanding their next generation networks throughout the State and ensuring the targets set out in the Digital Connectivity strategy are achieved.