124. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the status of the National Broadband Ireland roll-out across County Kilkenny; the number of houses that have benefitted from the installation of fibre broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36313/25]
Topics / National Broadband Plan
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsNational Broadband Plan
75 questions from 36 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 15 July 2026.
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| January 2025 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 11 |
| March 2025 | 5 |
| April 2025 | 3 |
| May 2025 | 1 |
| June 2025 | 1 |
| July 2025 | 5 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 0 |
| October 2025 | 11 |
| November 2025 | 6 |
| December 2025 | 3 |
| January 2026 | 10 |
| February 2026 | 1 |
| March 2026 | 3 |
| April 2026 | 5 |
| May 2026 | 7 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 2 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
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125. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the status of the National Broadband Ireland roll-out across County Carlow; the number of houses that have benefitted from the installation of fibre broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36314/25]
130. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to report on the roll-out of upgrades to urban broadband in Dún Laoghaire Rathdown. [36439/25]
480. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will consider reviewing the eligibility criteria for the National Broadband Plan intervention area in light of ongoing broadband access issues in urban areas, where only a single provider offers broadband above the 30Mbps threshold, effectively limiting competition; if he will examine the impact of this lack of competition on af…
35. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if the area may be reconsidered to be included in the State intervention area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22495/25]
290. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he satisfied with the rollout of the National Broadband Plan given the lengthy details with installation still being experienced by households (details supplied); the action he will take to address these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20073/25]
52. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the roll out of the National Broadband Ireland service in Portmarnock, north Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9836/25]
253. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the expected connection date of the national broadband plan to a location in County Offaly (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15173/25]
155. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current position on the rollout of the national broadband scheme; the coverage per county; the timeframe on areas not covered; the role his Department takes on ensuring access to broadband in rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14931/25]
141. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to include an area (details supplied) in the intervention (amber) area for fibre broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10651/25]
195. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 4 March 2025, for a timeline on the expected start of the building process for full-fibre gigabit within the premises area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11678/25]
221. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on any improvements in speed of the national broadband roll out in Castletown Geoghegan. [12477/25]
210. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason fibre broadband has not been established in a location (details supplied) given fibre broadband exists in the area already; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9220/25]
165. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of that residents in parts of Portmarnock are without access to broadband; what engagement his Department has had with National Broadband Ireland and SIRO regarding this issue and when residents can expect to have access to broadband. [8783/25]
215. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of premises that remain unconnected under the National Broadband Ireland rollout plan; the estimated timeline for full completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7985/25]
85. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on the roll-out of the National Broadband Ireland, NBI, broadband service for the deployment area that covers Dunmanway, Ballingeary and Carriganimmy in County Cork; for NBI to provide additional resources to ensure timelines previously provided by NBI are met; and if he will make a statement on the m…
94. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when broadband coverage will be available to a residence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4974/25]
94. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to examine the case of a person (details supplied) regarding broadband coverage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4304/25]
57. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to examine a fibre broadband case in Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3146/25]
64. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will expedite the provision of fibre broadband to a property (details supplied) in County Sligo. [2431/25]
65. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will expedite the provision of fibre broadband to an area (details supplied) in County Sligo. [2452/25]
75. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a broadband connection will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2748/25]
97. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the lengthy delays experienced by residents in Rolestown in accessing broadband; if he is aware that this service was promised for December 2024 and that it is has been delayed until December 2025; if he will agree that these repeated delays are unacceptable; if he plans to improve on this roll-out or addre…
98. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications regarding the replacement of all the old copper cable landlines with fibre voice over broadband landlines, which raises the issue that in the future when we lose power, we will lose the ability to use our landlines and also to use our panic buttons for the elderly people in our community; and if he will make a statement on…
98. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the roll out of National Broadband Ireland in the Ballintogher area of County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1676/25]