Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment
National Broadband Plan: Discussion
Mr. Fergal Mulligan:
We have looked at every eventuality, including if this does not work. Every contract must provide for this eventuality. School contracts had to provide for that eventuality because Carillion did not work out. It has to be included in every public contract and we have it in spades in our contract. If, for some reason, these guys fail during the design, build or operate phase, what will happen? We can step in to take back the asset or the business, depending on how appropriate it is to do either at any given time without placing more risk on the State.