Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

I gave very clear policy guidance and in the last few weeks the outcome has been - as was raised in the last session of oral questions - that the arrangement saw a drop in line-share costs of approximately 80% to 90%. Further decisions are being made about unbundling the network, which is happening. The reality therefore is that companies are starting to see the wisdom of a more open access policy. It is the way to get an economic return on difficult investments, which is what we must now see happening.

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