267. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the commitment previously given regarding the provision of broadband connectivity from the Broadband Connection Point at a location (details supplied) to the local Men’s Shed. [74525/26]
Topics / Broadband Infrastructure
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsBroadband Infrastructure
124 questions from 48 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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121 written, 3 oral
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| January 2025 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 9 |
| March 2025 | 2 |
| April 2025 | 1 |
| May 2025 | 7 |
| June 2025 | 6 |
| July 2025 | 13 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 9 |
| October 2025 | 4 |
| November 2025 | 8 |
| December 2025 | 11 |
| January 2026 | 4 |
| February 2026 | 7 |
| March 2026 | 12 |
| April 2026 | 2 |
| May 2026 | 4 |
| June 2026 | 14 |
| July 2026 | 2 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 6 |
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121. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures being taken to address broadband connectivity issues in towns and villages that fall outside the National Broadband Plan intervention area but where residents and businesses continue to report poor broadband service. [66726/26]
128. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views that the current broadband supports available to remote workers and small businesses who remain affected by poor connectivity are sufficient; and whether additional measures are under consideration pending the completion of fibre rollout. [66727/26]
167. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of homes across the country benefitting from the national broadband plan; and if his Department plan to go back into areas a second time to further improve connectivity for more homes not included in the first round. [74061/26]
343. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his attention has been drawn to instances in urban and suburban areas where premises are officially recorded as 'passed' and 'commercially covered' on broadband mapping databases, yet network operators refuse to complete connections due to minor lead-in civil works on public footpaths; what regulatory oversight exists to prevent operat…
366. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether standard Section 254 and MapRoad Licensing, MRL, frameworks between local authorities and telecommunications providers accommodate minor public footpath excavations for last-metre domestic broadband connections; and what guidance is provided to local authorities, including Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, to resolve lea…
459. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures introduced since Storm Éowyn to improve the resilience of mobile phone and broadband networks during prolonged power outages. [68837/26]
636. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if National Broadband Ireland will contact a person (details supplied) regard connecting their residence to the fibre line that runs by the residence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64614/26]
617. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the progress made in the delivery and expansion of the Broadband Connection Points initiative; the number of Broadband Connection Points currently operational in each county; the supports and thematic programmes being provided through these locations to improve digital skills, education, remote working and community conn…
360. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when fibre broadband will be available to the residents of lower Kerrymount Rise, Kerrymount Close and Kerrymount Mall, Cornelscourt, Dublin 18. [52689/26]
440. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if consideration will be given to including a location (details supplied) in National Broadband Irelands Intervention Area to ensure access to fibre broadband for this property, given the houses surrounding this property are included in the Broadband Roll; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49189/26]
441. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 620 of 16 June 2026, to provide a timeline on his Department’s analysis of scenarios where gigabit challenged areas exist, particularly regarding where direct buried leads is an issue; and to outline the interventions that are currently being considered. [49213/26]
391. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will consider measures to ensure that broadband connectivity can be extended to outbuildings, sheds and outhouses that have no assigned Eircode, in recognition of the increasing reliance of farmers on digital technologies for livestock monitoring, farm management systems and security; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
298. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he can outline the deployment areas that remain to be upgraded in Cork as part of the National Broadband Plan; if all areas will be completed by the end of 2026 as per the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46458/26]
548. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if consideration will be given to including a location (details supplied) in National Broadband Ireland's Intervention Area to ensure access to fibre broadband for the many residents living in the estate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45206/26]
557. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the IFN programme rollout (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45577/26]
92. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport given the new era of long-term remote working and the need for ever increasing broadband speeds, if he will commit to delivering minimum standard speeds of 500Mbps-1Gbps in all areas of the State and provide a definitive timeline for this delivery, as some areas are currently stuck in broadband limbo; and if he will make a statement on t…
115. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if two deployment areas under NBI will be ready to connect in 2026 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44568/26]
102. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of premises in County Kildare that remain without access to high-speed broadband; the areas affected; the anticipated rollout timeline for those locations under the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44245/26]
103. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of broadband connection orders placed, completed and awaiting completion in County Kildare under the National Broadband Plan; and if he will provide a breakdown by electoral area. [44246/26]
104. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has identified any broadband coverage blackspots in south Kildare where residents and businesses continue to experience inadequate connectivity despite existing rollout programmes; and if he will outline any measures being taken to address those deficiencies. [44247/26]
995. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will review the correspondence (details supplied); if he will outline the plans in place to improve broadband access in the area concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42924/26]
1016. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will review correspondence (details supplied) regarding broadband; if he will outline the plans in place to include the area in the National Broadband Plan rollout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44118/26]
1488. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has engaged with marts, co-ops, and farming organisations in the Longford-Westmeath constituency regarding concerns around rural broadband blackspots and poor mobile coverage impacting the rollout and operation of mandatory digital agriculture systems and online Department services. [42238/26]
2. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport in light of the extensive availability of fibre broadband infrastructure across the State, if Ireland is now in a position to accelerate the switch off of the legacy copper network process; and if this will form a priority area for Ireland during negotiations on the EU Digital Networks Act as part of our forthcoming EU Presidency. [3…