Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

The contractors then manage the network and providers such as Eir and Sky, using the network, sell services to the consumer. If providers such as Eir or Sky do not see it as something on which they can make money, the services which the network can provide do not get sold to the consumer. Then we have lots of fibre and insufficient take-up from that fibre. That is a fair reflection of what happens if the retail side of things is not competitive. We might roll out fibre right across the country but only 10% to 15% of people might take it up because it is not something they can afford. Is that correct?