Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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I have to put it to Mr. Griffin that we are still coming in at just about half of the original target – 115,000 for the year. Half the year was not missed because of Covid.

My final question is on the board of National Broadband Ireland. Right from the beginning, there was an issue with the fact that there are nine members on the board. Eight of those represent the private entity, despite the private entity putting in roughly 10% to 11% of the money. The taxpayer, through the State, is ponying up the bulk of it but the taxpayer is represented by just one person on the board. How is that working out? Does Mr. Griffin not feel that where there are difficult or contentious decisions, the Department and taxpayer are outnumbered? Mr. Griffin knows how it works at a board meeting. The ratio is eight to one at a board meeting where a difficult decision has to be made or where there is a contentious matter. I presume the person is a Department official. Mr. Griffin might confirm that.