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
Deputy James O?Connor:
It is important to say that the State has had significant problems in the past regrading the cost of consultants. That is why I am asking the question. It is interesting that we do not have an answer to it yet. I will be interested to see the answer.
Originally, more than 600,000 homes were to be connected prior to the creation of the current entity, NBI. There was an agreed reduction for that to happen. I want to make sure that I have my figures correct. The original target set down by Government was approximately 927,000 homes being installed. NBI currently has a contract for 542,000 homes. Am I correct in that?