Only 30 Premises In Kildare Surveyed Under NBP In 8 Week Period.

Tuesday, 4 May 2021 06:20

There has been virtually no increase in the proportion of Kildare premises surveyed under the National Broadband Plan in the last two months.

Data released by the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment in February showed 20% of the premises in the county had been assessed.

There are 95,188 premises in Co. Kildare, of which 81,329, or, 85%, can access broadband.

Data released at the end of April showed that 2,848 buildings in the county which cannot access the internet have been surveyed as part of the NBP.

That's an increase of 30 properties on the information released in February.

Surveying is underway in the areas of Athy, Coneyboro, Aughaboura, Ballinapark, Castlemitchell, Bert, Kilberry and Kilkea, Leixlip, Celbridge and Maynooth.

COUNTY	number of premises in the IA	surveys completed	% surveys completed	% surveys underway or planned
Carlow	8,190	7,772	95%	5%
Cavan	16,274	3,738	23%	77%
Clare	22,719	3,556	16%	84%
Cork	79,663	22,765	29%	71%
Donegal	32,483	6,389	20%	80%
Dublin	13,677	2,437	18%	82%
Galway	38,887	14,914	38%	62%
Kerry	26,988	16,382	61%	39%
Kildare	14,085	2,848	20%	80%
Kilkenny	18,416	5,951	32%	68%
Laois	12,562	9,464	75%	25%
Leitrim	11,614	3,576	31%	69%
Limerick	21,293	8,583	40%	60%
Longford	8,712	3,294	38%	62%
Louth	8,423	7,850	93%	7%
Mayo	36,614	8,281	23%	77%
Meath	19,824	4,455	22%	78%
Monaghan	15,332	10,644	69%	31%
Offaly	12,216	1,275	10%	90%
Roscommon	19,185	6,930	36%	64%
Sligo	14,875	3,959	27%	73%
Tipperary	29,810	8,643	29%	71%
Waterford	15,048	10,240	68%	32%
Westmeath	11,761	8,656	74%	26%
Wexford	22,552	11,231	50%	50%
Wicklow	15,464	10,459	68%	32%
TOTAL	546,667	204,292	37%	63%

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