Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 6 December 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment

Review of Procurement Process for National Broadband Plan: Discussion

2:00 pm

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I would say they would be.

From my experience of a similar situation, I believe it is hard for the public to believe the position on the dinner in March, in the Merrion Hotel, where we are told there was no discussion of the matter in question. It was mainly a discussion on the use of The Box in Trinity College Dublin and ALTV to train Syrian refugees. While there is a memo for the meeting in New York, there is only a brief mention of what was the biggest political issue for rural areas and the whole focus of the then Minister. The thought that there was not really any conversation on that issue is not really credible. That is why, when the Dáil debated this matter and found out about the series of meetings, there was not really a single dissenting voice in a Chamber of 158 Members, many of whom are friends of former Minister Naughten, for whom I have the highest regard. There was not really a single dissenting voice on his having to resign. Is the assessment of the 158 Deputies fair?

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