Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am looking online at the route map that ComReg used for the assessment of mobile network operators' compliance with licence obligations in 2015. Huge swathes of the country were not tested at all. Only a tiny fraction of my constituency was assessed because it has only one national primary road and one national secondary road. Given the demographics of my county, I find it remarkable that the organisation's testing guidelines are in direct conflict with the national spatial strategy and the county development plan. People are prohibited from constructing houses beside a national primary road or a motorway in County Limerick and it is almost impossible to construct a house on a national secondary route. ComReg is, therefore, testing coverage on routes along which people are prohibited from building houses. The bulk of the road network is regional or local and there is no testing whatsoever, as is the case in huge swathes of other counties in Munster. Practically all of Deputy Moynihan's constituency is excluded as is the case in Cork South West. Only a tiny proportion, therefore, of Cork North West, Cork South West and County Limerick has been examined. The results are flawed on that basis.

Is advance notice given to operators of these drive tests? Are they conducted on the same dates every year? Mr. Godfrey said they were conducted four times a year. Are they done on a quarterly basis on the same date? Does he accept that ComReg's testing is out of kilter with where people reside?