The Government has set a target of 2028 for all Irish households and businesses to be covered by a Gigabit broadband network.
Under the new 'Digital Connectivity Strategy', all populated areas will be covered by 5G no later than 2030 and digital connectivity will be delivered to all schools and broadband connection points by 2023.
The Government has approved the strategy which will be overseen by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications.
The targets will be achieved through the implementation of the National Broadband Plan, commercial investment in gigabit services and delivering on the recommendations of the Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce.
The roll out will also involve the implementation of the National Cyber Security Strategy to ensure that international connectivity infrastructure to and from Ireland is resilient and diverse.
Minister of State at Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, Ossian Smyth said the plan would ensure Ireland's future as a great place to live and to do business.
"Today’s strategy sets out our path to reliable high-speed internet access all over Ireland by 2028," Mr Smyth said.
"We are making a massive investment of State and private money in technology and infrastructure so we can all work, study and access entertainment and information wherever we live," he added.
A public consultation on the draft Digital Connectivity Strategy took place between February and October 2022.
The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications said that all submissions were fully considered and that several suggestions were included in the final strategy.
