Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 3 July 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment

National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Joe O'ReillyJoe O'Reilly (Fine Gael)
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I refer the witnesses to Eir's evidence to the committee last week. It said it could complete the process for less than €1 billion. The letter received three days later indicated that the subsidy Eir would require would be between €500 million and €1.5 billion. None of the figures included VAT. Given the cost inflation over just three days, can we have any confidence in the Eir proposition?