Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We are all tight on time. Rather than getting into a to and fro discussion with the witnesses, I ask them to provide additional information. Will they elaborate on the civil sanctions and powers they are seeking? What are these powers and sanctions and what issues do they wish to address? We had a flavour of that today. There is the straightforward issue of beefing up the regulator, which is important. I was taken, to some extent, with the detail provided by Mr. O'Dwyer. It is good for members to hear that but we will not be able to resolve it other than through empowering the regulator to address it. It is useful that Mr. O'Dwyer set out the detail of the scramble and how frustrations can arise. It would be helpful if more detail on regulatory governance was provided in writing to enable the committee to address the issue with the regulator at a later stage.

The witnesses have made a strong presentation. From a political perspective we will regularly be in touch with the companies and Eir pushing, more often than not, for the quicker roll-out of services. People in awkward locations cannot understand why they cannot obtain services that are readily available elsewhere. It falls on us to consider the regulatory element. The regulator, ComReg, has a role with us in that interaction. I hope we can address such issues. If more information can be provided, we can be facilitated in that regard.