First Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Lapsed The bill’s status — click for what it means 32nd Dáil The House currently handling the bill 93/2017 Official bill number / year
Planning and Development (Rapid Broadband) Bill 2017
- Sponsor
- James Lawless · Fianna Fáil
- Introduced
- 5 Jul 2017
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Speeds up broadband infrastructure installation by allowing planning permission to require ducting (underground conduits) in new building developments for future telecom cables.
- Lets state agencies share their infrastructure with telecom and broadband providers to reduce duplication and costs of installing new networks nationally.
- Creates a public register of all telecoms infrastructure and its owners to help plan future broadband and telecom services more efficiently.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 32nd Dáil5 Jul 2017
Debates
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