Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

This was a competency-based board. It was set up with competent people to make competent decisions. Mr. Quinn had a particular role. I am interested in it because there will be a similar role in regard to broadband. We will have our man - I presume it will be a man, although I would prefer it to be a woman in order to get gender balance - watching the public purse in regard to broadband. Mr. Quinn's role is particularly important, as is what we learn from it. We were given a briefly recently and that is what we were told. On the question of who would look after the public interest in respect of the broadband company, we were told we would have a person on the board. The role held by Mr. Quinn is vitally important. What would he say to the Government regarding what he has learned and the appointment of a person in regard to broadband? I hope that is not an unfair question.