Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank all our witnesses and wish to reiterate what Deputy Lowry said. Certainty is very important and if this committee can help to progress the national broadband plan, it is important that it does so. Many of us have issues with the blue and amber areas. I genuinely want to applaud NBI for its honesty today, for the work it is doing and for its engagement with committee members, outside of formal meetings, when we make queries or representations.

With regard to the map, I am interested in place such Heatherfield and Earls Well in Waterfall and Matthew Hill where there are significant issues with connectivity. The map says that premises in these areas are not in the intervention area because other service providers operate there and therein lies our difficulty. Our difficulty is with Eir. I know that the Chairman said that we should not mention that company because there is no one here representing it but there is a fundamental difficulty-----