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

I imagine we will have further conversations on this. We started with discussion of National Broadband Ireland, NBI, and the €30 million. As Deputy O'Rourke said, this is not exactly a saving but arises from not reaching targets. We recently had what was probably our best interaction with NBI. Once it reaches or exceeds the targets, I do not believe anyone will complain.

With regard to the work and responsibilities of the Minister and his officials, can we change this from a seven-year project to a six-year project? What is really being talked about is the self-installed product. This relies on the outworkings of the court case between Eir and ComReg and completing negotiations as quickly as possible. The only alternative is for Eir to increase its capacity for delivering make-ready infrastructure and I am not sure it is fit to make that promise so it looks like this is the only show in town if we are to deliver in six years rather than seven.