Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 8 February 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment

National Broadband Plan: Discussion

2:40 pm

Photo of Denis NaughtenDenis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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I will respond to Deputy Dooley now. I agree with Deputy Dooley and do not think the present structure is satisfactory. I refer to the idea of musical chairs or going into private session. There is good reason for standard procedures such as those in the House but it does not really address the issues that Deputy Dooley and I have. I want to try to provide as much information as possible but I would like to provide as much information as possible in public. That is why I have used the mechanism I have used up to now to brief Members of the Oireachtas on the issue.

The Deputy asked questions on pricing but I cannot answer them. I will ask my officials to deal with them in private session.