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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, July 11, 2022

QUESTION NO. 2

QUESTION: Councillor Carly Bailey

Following the news of the recent partnership agreement between The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) and Dublin City Council to provide free wifi in citywide spaces, has South Dublin County Council any plans to roll out a similar scheme in the County?

REPLY:

South Dublin County Council's Broadband Officer is currently overseeing the roll out of the WiFi4EU project, which is a European initiative that encourages free access to Wi-Fi connectivity for citizens in public spaces including parks, squares, libraries, town centres and museums in municipalities throughout Europe. The initiative provides EU funding to install Wi-Fi equipment in public spaces within the municipality that are not already equipped with a free Wi-Fi hotspot. The WiFi4EU service will be free of charge, free of advertising and free from commercial re-use of data. Controls are built in to the system to limit the amount of time a user can log in.

WiFi Equipment has been installed in Community Centres, Sporting Facilities, Parks areas in the County and is being hosted by both private and public enterprises as part of a three year programme.