Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 15 September 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Business of Joint Committee
Update on National Broadband Plan: National Broadband Ireland

Mr. T.J. Malone:

That is absolutely it. As I said earlier, for a programme of this scale and size and for the contractors it is all about fluidity. It is about us getting on the ground and making sure we can do the work when we are there the first time instead of having to parcel premises into deferred areas and then come back. Our ambition is to get as many premises up and running and turned on as quickly as we possibly can. The Deputy made reference to people looking over fences at other people. There is nothing worse than having to walk away and leave a few houses stranded over something simple. I am glad to say we are in a position to keep it moving.