Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms Lennon. I will take a number of members in a row. Ms Lennon might take note of the questions and either herself or Dr. Healy can respond. I myself might start with a few questions.

What are Eir's future plans regarding the significant issues that were self-disclosed under the regulatory governance model procedures and what will the company do to tackle them in the future? The committee is aware of the Styles report. While voluntary disclosure is good, would Ms Lennon agree there needs to be mandatory disclosure to give more confidence to the market? There are five compliance cases before the courts. We cannot talk about individual cases but all of this litigation does not instill confidence for the market or for future investment. I refer to the timeframes around that and ask Ms Lennon if she could comment in general on the impact that is having on the market.

When one compares wholesale broadband connection prices, Eir's price is several hundred per cent higher than the EU average broadband connection price. Can Ms Lennon explain why it is so high? With SIRO, for example, a connection costs €70. It costs €272 for Eir. I read in the Sunday Independentof a bespoke cost of €500 given for a service connection charge and Ms Lennon might explain that also.

In respect of ComReg, does Ms Lennon believe that it has adequate powers to regulate the market?

As for the roll-out of broadband, I hear from my constituency office in respect of a number of new estates that there seems to be a slowdown in the roll-out of broadband. In a new estate in Galway, for example, residents came in in February and I understand the broadband will not be connected until November of this year. There are many more such examples of newer estates that are being impacted due to the essential roll-out of broadband in rural areas. I will start with those.

I might bring in my colleague, Deputy Dooley, for questions.