Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 10 February 2022

Public Accounts Committee

2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters

9:30 am

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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To follow up on the question Deputy Dillon asked on the numbers, the numbers appear to differ from those in Mr. Hendrick's opening statement. He stated 154,000 premises were constructed or under construction. I understand the difference between “passed”, “constructed”, “connected” and all the rest of it but believe language is often used that does not translate. There is not an appreciation of it. It appears the figures given to Deputy Dillon differ from those mentioned by Mr. Hendrick, to the effect that 150,000 premises are constructed or under construction. Am I missing something here?