Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 May 2019

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department and Secretary General had access to the options paper and work which was ongoing. At three points in the process different options were looked at, namely in 2015, 2018 and 2019. My Department was involved at each of those three points to look at different options.

On their costings, work was done, and I think it is something that the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment has touched on. The options paper before me has some indicative costs. If that is not available to the Deputy or he has not seen it, I will see if we can share it again.