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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 5)
2025-09-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Patrick Neary (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: Give update on SIRO rollout; provide clarity on SIRO's position on key aspects of the Gigabit Infrastructure Act and raise concerns on lack of a national deadline for switching off the outdated copper broadband network.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discussions on SIRO fibre broadband rollout; implementation of the Gigabit Infrastructure Act and commencement of copper switch off. |
2025-09-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Joanna Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Create greater understanding of SIRO fibre broadband rollout across Ireland; importance of a competitive broadband market and prioritisation of copper switch off.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Update on SIRO broadband rollout; discussion on market dynamics and pathway to copper switch off. |
2025-09-15
Politician(s) lobbied: Patrick O'Donovan (Minister of State), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Intent: Inform on ongoing SIRO broadband rollout. Raise awareness on resilience of fibre network during storm conditions; elevate importance of copper switch off to digital strategy and social and economic development; raise concerns re. lack of prioritisation on copper switch off, notwithstanding successful switch off in multiple EU States.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Update on SIRO rollout; response to Storm Eowyn and future measures; date for copper switch off |
2025-01-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Provide information on SIRO's full fibre broadband rollout and raise awareness of existing market issues impeding national Gigabit target.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Update on SIRO fibre broadband roll out; overview of the fibre broadband market; and |
| — | barriers to Gigabit target within the National Digital Strategy.. |
2024-09-06
Politician(s) lobbied: Sonya Kavanagh (Chief Executive Officer), Kildare County Council
Intent: Drive awareness and understanding on key connectivity issues (as per outlined).
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Providing update on SIRO fibre broadband rollout |
| — | enterprise connectivity and copper switch off. |
2024-09-06
Politician(s) lobbied: Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: The establishment of a Taskforce to ensure that the process of copper switch off is effectively planned and organised, results in minimal disruption to the homes and businesses still dependent on copper broadband and that there is sufficient time for a public information campaign to ensure end users are aware of copper switch off and the availability of choice and competition in the fibre broadband market.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Request for the establishment of a national taskforce to plan |
| — | manage and implement the planned switching off of the copper broadband network. |
2024-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Baker (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Intent: Provide context and proposals to elected reps. seeking greater information on the issue outlined above.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Providing response |
| — | including possible policy solutions |
| — | provided in relation to measures to tackle issue of commercial premises which are not currently being connected under the existing National Broadband Plan. |
2024-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: Secure clarity on mapping process, specifically the process by which premises are added or removed from the Intervention Area
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Request for information regarding National Broadband Plan mapping process |
2024-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Raise awareness of SIRO build programme and broader industry challenges.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Update on SIRO roll out; overview of the market; and |
| — | barriers to Gigabit connectivity target. |
2024-01-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: To provide an update on SIRO's fibre broadband network rollout, discuss barriers to a Gigabit Ireland and discuss promised relevant EU legislation.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Meeting on SIRO's full fibre broadband rollout; challenges to meeting a Gigabit Ireland by 2028; and proposed Gigabit Infrastructure Act. |
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