I have been trying to make progress on broadband for the Kilteel / Eadestown / Rathmore area for some time. Unfortunately the latest news from Eircom is not so good here:
These areas are served by four exchanges – Brittas (Kilteel area), Kill (Kilteel/Rathmore), Rathmore (Rathmore and Eadestown) and Rathcoole (Kilteel/Rathmore area).
Sallins currently has three different broaband (eFibre) installations going on.
Prosperous Broadband Rollout
As per other posts, I have been lobbying to ensure broadband is rolled out across the area and am in regular contact with Eircom senior management to obtain details of how the eFibre rollout is progressing. Re Prosperous I was informed last week that the first two cabinets are due to be fibre enabled by the end of this year. These two cabinets are located at Curryshill and at Hatters Cross. Once live these should bring over 500 addresses into scope for high speed broadband. There are a further two cabinets located opposite the church and at Rath Avenue that are in development phase at the moment. I will continue to engage with Eircom management to ensure Prosperous benefits fully from the rollout programme.
I have been working with Eircom Networks for some time to advance and accelerate the rollout of their high speed ‘eFibre’ broadband offering across the local area and to escalate different queries that come in from constituents. I understand that Johnstown village has been listing as being “enabled” on the website however orders could not be placed when people rang in.
At the most recent meeting of the Naas Municipal Council, I tabled a motion to develop a “Greenway” track along the canal bank from Dublin out to Sallins and on into Naas town. The motion called on the council to engage with other stakeholders including Waterways Ireland and South Dublin County Council who will also have a major role to play in the project.