Mr. Ciarán Ó hÓbáin:

The national broadband plan network is gap funded, which means that the bidder would own the infrastructure the bidder builds. However, as outlined earlier, the bidder is proposing to build this predominantly by using eir's network and the MANs. The MANs are owned by the State and will continue to be owned by the State. The eir network will continue to be owned by eir. The fibre that would be built on the eir network or any new poles could be owned by the broadband company.