Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 27 January 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland

Photo of Kieran O'DonnellKieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We are due to conclude. I thank the witnesses for attending. It has been worthwhile. We have clarified a large number of points about the roll-out. NBI has advanced considerably in terms of the surveys, the design and the number of builds under way. The issue is with the roll-out to premises. Perhaps the witnesses will reflect on that and revert to us about what else can be done. We need to get broadband. This is the single-most important project. There is no reason that someone in rural Murroe cannot have fibre broadband as good as someone in the middle of Limerick city or Dublin. We have mentioned remote working. The national broadband plan is a very ambitious project.

It was worthwhile in clarifying other issues that were in the media. That is important.

We will obviously engage with NBI again. The representatives were very open in coming before us. The key thing for us is that they come back to us on the gap intervention areas, where that is at is a significant issue for us, and on what else we can do to enable areas to progress. I thank our guests for coming in. Is there anything Mr. Hendrick wishes to add before we conclude?

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