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

I understand that NBI will probably only know some of this when it is at the end of the process and on the last mile.

The major part of the acceleration involves rapid response teams. That is to be followed by Eir's Make Ready programme being faster, then the self-install product and anything else that needs to be done by local authorities. The witnesses have stated that, in a perfect world, NBI would want the North's planning system as regards poles. NBI probably needs to make a submission to the Attorney General's review of the planning system. There is probably an onus on us to do that as well. This situation is happening because of planning difficulties. I do not know how anyone would consider undertaking a major infrastructural project across the State like this one-----