Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We spoke about short-term fixes and a number of people spoke about the fact that it might be possible under the contract to look at those. The Department probably needs to examine that and determine whether there are technological short term fixes. I do not know if that falls within the remit of the witnesses but if so, I would be grateful for an answer on it.

The broadband connection points are a matter for them. On 30 October, I was told that 187 sites had been installed by NBI. I understand that 59 of these publicly accessible points are live. I seek exact details on this, including why they are not all live yet, although I accept that some of the issues involved may not necessarily be the responsibility of the organisation. The witnesses also mentioned school broadband connection points. On the same date I received a response to a parliamentary question to the effect that approximately 74 schools will be provided with high-speed broadband but to date only six have been connected. There is obviously an issue there. Are the witnesses aware of the details and what can be done to expedite the process?