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

I have a quick final question. We have been dealing with the ComReg legislation. Particular legislation was brought in. We all accept, in the world we live in, that we need to ensure that communication infrastructure is secure.

It is about making sure due diligence is carried out in respect of the information we are reliant on. I have no problem with us securing further assurances in that regard. It is also about making sure we are not suddenly going to give an order to some of our telecommunications companies to change their approach. In fairness to the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, he said he would not do that and indicated his intention related to future-proofing. Nevertheless, the telecommunications companies have a fear that certain components will need to be taken out. The supply chain for replacement components is not necessarily available from alternative companies but that needs to happen, even at a European level.

As I said, there are two issues, namely, ensuring due diligence is carried out as regards the information coming to us relating to these security worries and, beyond that, ensuring we will not create a disaster for ourselves and put communication infrastructure out of action for any period.