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

The sitting of the Dáil had to be suspended for a time because the data only came out at 2 p.m. I do not want to labour the point. The aspects related to the metropolitan area networks, MANs, are very important because they give some insight into the cost of broadband provision. The Analysys Mason report was very helpful from that point of view in terms of the lack of transparency. There is a range of issues that are really important in informing how one should proceed in the future. That involves a look-back. In competing the report there will obviously be a debate. There will be a debate over a considerable period of time on the contract. On the Committee of Public Accounts being helpful, the meeting with the Secretary General should predate publication of the report. We are likely to have something additional to be included in the report which will be both important and useful.

I think we might revisit the capital projects because the Secretary General does refer to the national children's hospital and there are some insights in the documentation that has been published that may well be helpful in terms of other advices that might have been given in that regard, or perhaps other contracts.