Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 28 March 2019

Public Accounts Committee

2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed)

9:00 am

Mr. Fergal Mulligan:

The €500 million figure dates from before the intervention strategy, on which there were consultations in 2015. The figure was quoted in 2014. In 2015 we arrived at our initial estimates and settled on a standard. The minimum standard of 30 Mbps is set by the European Commission. When and if we award a contract, it will be based on the bid submitted which will be based on the speeds promised by the operator. Our note points out that the entry product is at a speed of 150 Mbps.

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