Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 16 July 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment

National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed)

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

ComReg, the independent trusted adviser, has a credible reputation on this matter. We want to know exactly how many masts RISPA is proposing to install to serve the 540,000 people. The complexity of planning has been outlined by many individuals. We already know about the problems with mobile reception in some areas. Constituents contact us and we say that they need a mast in their area but there is an objection to putting up a mast for mobile reception. These are the political complexities surrounding this issue. That is why there are many questions about what exactly RISPA is proposing for the roll-out of masts and planning. I am not over-simplifying, that is our concern.

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