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. Garrett Blaney:
My colleague, Mr. Merrigan, will talk about the spectrum auctions and what we have done on that. Historically, coverage has been a big issue for Ireland. We have a relatively small population in a large area so coverage has always been a challenge. I think that coverage has significantly improved. When we look at where we are today compared with where we were traditionally, there is a significant improvement. In order to get coverage the operators need spectrum. As part of that spectrum-issuing process by us, we make sure in the licences that operators have coverage obligations. Mr. Merrigan will talk about those coverage obligations and not just where they are today but how they will improve under the current licences, so, hopefully, things will be better in Mayo.
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