Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment
National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed)
Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source
We are back to the point Mr Ó hÓbáin made earlier. During its consultative dialogue, the Department did not call for fibre in the initial request for proposals because it could not do so. However, all of those in the market, namely, the two incumbents and the new company, offered fibre because it was the best investment option from their perspective.