Joe O'Reilly (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Griffin for that. It is or should be very clear to people. I will race through the following point, but it is an important one. I refer to the opening statement which said there appeared to be support for a set of stated policy objectives, including getting to 100% of premises. We are all very keen on that. Another aim is strong protection for the State and taxpayers and we are keen on that too. Another aim was equal access for all commercial retail providers to the network in order for consumers to get the highest level of service at the lowest cost and to achieve competition. The objectives further include a future-proofed network and that prices should be affordable for users, which was our last discussion. Did all bidders agree with these five policy objectives during the negotiations?