Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Just over 20,000 have been connected. Somebody asked Mr. Griffin if work has been done to understand why people are not connecting. If I remember rightly, the Analysys Mason indicated there was an issue in relation to transparency to do with the metropolitan area networks, MANs, the first broadband initiative. That report was on the Minister's desk for a year. When it was published, my recollection is that there was a proposal to cut in half the price of broadband to the suppliers. That, in turn, makes it cheaper for people to take up broadband or to have the direct connection. Obviously, the cost of living is a big issue. I remember there being a review recommended within that. What work is happening in that regard? Does that extend beyond the MANs, in the context of transparency, for example, to NBI, to the suppliers below that and what their costs are and to the cost to the individual?