Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
2121. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the national broadband plan (access to infrastructure) Bill has not been passed despite his stated intention to award the national broadband plan contract as soon as possible. [35170/18]
View answerThe Government's National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to ensure high speed broadband access (minimum 30 megabits per second) to all premises in Ireland, regardless of location.
In December of last year, Government agreed that I would bring forward Heads of a Bill, prepared in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, to provide certainty with regard to the conditions of access to existing infrastructure for the NBP State led Intervention. Today I have, on the Government Agenda, a memo with those Heads of Bill. The preparation of this legislation is progressing well.
