Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will explain where the Senator is coming from. This has been raised a number of times during our hearings. ComReg, which is the trusted independent body in this field, has told us 6,000 masts would be needed to deliver 5G. I take the RISPA's point that it is proposing something completely different from 5G. The Plum report stated that fixed-wire operators would require 4,000 to 5,000 masts. If the witnesses are, therefore, proposing masts, we need clarity as to how many there would be, the planning issues that would arise and the timeframe for erection of the masts. We need that understanding.