Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I confirm I am in the convention centre. I have a few brief questions. My first question is for Mr. Carvalho. I am interested in the fixed wireless option given that everyone has a mobile phone in Ireland. Very few do not have one and some even have two. They are to be found in every household. In terms of the 4G and 5G signal, Mr. Carvalho was correct in saying there is pretty good coverage around the country, yet there are parts where there is poor coverage. I can think of several such areas in my county. When one travels beyond Lissycasey and goes out to west Clare there is an area spanning a distance of three or four miles where the signal drops entirely. That does not occur intermittently, it happens every day. In such scenarios, whether it be Clare or anywhere else in the country, where the signal is low, poor or non-existent, is it pointless having a fixed wireless service? Is there such a thing as a capacity drain? Forgive me, as I am not an expert in this area but Mr. Carvalho is. If everyone is working off the 4G or 5G networks, or whatever network is available in the locality for their mobile phones, and if there is a high uptake of people buying a 4G enabled modem, are they competing for that bandwidth?

Is triangulation a problem? If it is particularly spaced out in the rural areas, will there be issues with the signal dropping off?