Mr. Garrett Blaney:

This will be made clear upon transposition. While there are some responsibilities set out for national regulatory authorities, the majority of requirements contained within the new framework are firmly placed on member states. ComReg anticipates that it may be assigned further responsibilities by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment to carry out on behalf of the member state, that is, Ireland. However, the detail of such responsibilities will not be certain until transposition has been completed.

Some of the issues that may be raised by the committee are currently the subject of court proceedings and in the circumstances, it would not appropriate for ComReg to comment on them. I wanted to note that at the outset and I hope members will bear with us on that.

I thank the committee for the opportunity to appear before it today and make this statement. We are happy to take any questions on this statement or any other matter.