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

There was criticism of the lack of transparency in pricing and this has been picked up by the Analysys Mason report. There was one bill that did not differentiate, for example, between different components and whether there were discounts. We have heard from British Telecom, BT, this morning and we can only test this with companies that are purchasing from Enet whether the contract's terms were fully implemented. BT will revert to the committee with a note on the aspects it says were not fully implemented.

The purpose of teasing out the service is to ensure the delivery of a cost-effective product to homes and businesses. There has been a sizeable reduction in the cost. Enet did not need to wait for this report to be published to reduce prices but it the reduction happens to coincide with the publication of the Analysys Mason report and the Minister's announcement yesterday. While the report was published last March, Enet saw it in July or August.