Dr. Dónal Palcic:

What would make the most sense - people have been discussing this for well over a decade and it has been recommended since I do not know when - would be to bundle together our existing State telecoms assets, including those of Bord Gáis, Irish Rail and so on, and build out from that or utilise existing infrastructure. Granahan McCourt would be utilising the existing infrastructure wherever possible anyway, be that the ESB's or Eir's, and only building new poles or ducts where absolutely necessary because none exist. The key difference is that a State-owned enterprise would be managing, delivering and deploying that process.