Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 6 December 2018

Public Accounts Committee

2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Chapter 8 - Measures relating to Cyber Security
Chapter 9 - Energy Efficiency National Fund

9:00 am

Mr. Mark Griffin:

I am trying to get my hands on the figures. What we have seen is a significant take-up on the MANs network by the retail operators in recent years and the selling on of those services. I will try to find the actual figures because I saw the information in the brief in recent days. Many of the businesses in the towns served by the MANs network are using fibre. I will give the example, often quoted, of Coca-Cola in Wexford. It uses the MANs network. I will get a list. If I cannot get my hands on it during the course of the meeting, I will forward it on to the committee later. There is, however, a very extensive take-up.