Broadband Infrastructure

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 workin…

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 sta…

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 m…

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 forthcomi…

465. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his attention has been drawn to areas that are unable to get fibre broadband installed due to having direct buried leads; if this is under review within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31900/26]

466. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding any engagement he has had with an organisation (detail supplied) in relation to the provision of fibre broadband in estates that have direct buried leads, making the installation of fibre broadband more costly and difficult; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31901/26]

467. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of residents in (details supplied) in relation to not being able to get access to fibre broadband due to their houses having direct buried leads, making the installation of fibre broadband more costly and difficult; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31902/26…

552. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if a new round of broadband connection point applications will be opened in the coming months; and if not, if a similar scheme to provide free broadband access for community buildings in rural areas will be launched. [28269/26]

557. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to examine when a location (details supplied) will get access to full fibre broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28556/26]

588. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures being undertaken by his Department to promote the take up of fibre to the home fibre broadband amongst Irish SMEs, considering data which suggests adoption remains low; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20270/26]

942. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his attention has been drawn to residents (details supplied) who have been using the dial-up method for internet access for almost eight years after their local internet line was damaged; if he will ensure that this damaged line is urgently repaired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19431/26]

954. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the public body which is responsible for ensuring the availability of broadband to a location (details supplied) which have been without fibre broadband since a line was damaged eight years ago but which appear to be shown as connected to fibre broadband on a national infrastructure database. [19796/26]