It’s claimed all eligible premises in Clare under the National Broadband Plan will be surveyed by the end of next year.
National Broadband Ireland says surveying works are already underway for more than 6,000 premises in the North and East of the county.
Clare has seen one of the slowest progressions of the rollout of the plan, with surveying works requiring the likes of poles and cables across the county to be checked by NBI.
The body says of the 22,678 eligible premises here, there are 1,570 premises served out of the Limerick Deployment Area, taking in the South East of the county, that are ready to be connected.
The Network Build Phase is in progress for an additional 228 premises here.
Surveying works are underway in more than 6,000 areas encompassing North and East Clare, taking in the likes of Corofin and Kilkishen.
A further 3,500 premises across the county are expected to be passed and ready for connection by the end of 2022.
Another 1,500 premises taking in Feakle and surrounding areas are to be surveyed this year, while the remaining 13,000 in this county are due to be examined by the end of 2023, when design and build processes can begin.
It’s estimated that as many as 5,500 premises in this county will be up and running under the plan by the end of 2023, though some areas may have to wait until as far out as 2026.
