Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport

Communications Regulation and Network Resilience: Discussion

2:00 am

Mr. Patrick Neary:

That is a question about the market that exists. It is a liberalised market. Cost pressures are created through competition. The regulation in place is pro-investment, balanced with consumer protection and ensuring competition in the market. There is always that balance between attracting investment into the market and ensuring there is strong competition. Evidence suggests that is working really well in Ireland. Mr. Blaney may speak better on that than I can. There has been no cost escalation on a retail basis for consumers. In fact, prices for broadband services have been steady or in slight decline.

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