Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 19 June 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment

National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed)

Dr. Dónal Palcic:

It has to make ready all the poles and the ducts. This is part of the reason KPMG has now set a seven year roll-out timeframe. The question is what happens if there is any delay? In other words, where does the risk lie and what is Eir's incentive to deliver on that? If it does not deliver or if there is a delay, will buildco, NBPco or the subcontractor be on the hook? Who takes on that risk in terms of not being able to deliver?