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

Mr. Peter Hendrick:

A critical thing we have done not only in Covid but with regard to forward planning is that we considered not just the price but the supply and availability of materials. We have forward procured for the next three years all of the fibre and equipment required to build out the network. Our suppliers are holding stock for six months in advance but we have secured our pricing for the next three years. With our subcontractors we have continuous procurement activity. We have contracted to the end of the first half of 2023 with our subcontractors.