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

I come at this slightly differently: I will not tell NBI how to suck eggs. I think NBI is more than capable. I fully understand where Mr. Hendrick is coming from. The self-install could bring it back a year. That is very important. At this stage, NBI has concluded its discussions with Eir on poles and it is confident about what has been agreed. The local authorities are now operating in a very streamlined way. Our objective is to get the roll-out completed. Anything to do with negotiations on funding goes back to the Department in terms of due diligence. There is a control mechanism there in terms of security of funding. Could Mr. Hendrick indicate how much the Department has paid to date?