Sinéad Gibney (Dublin Rathdown, Social Democrats)
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I might come back to ComReg on AI in a minute, but first of all, I want to come to the representatives from the Department, and I thank them again for being here. In the documentation provided to us several references were made to the difficulty of commercial viability of connecting everyone to a gigabit network or other essential mobile telecommunications infrastructure. In the world that we live in this is essential for many and it is certainly a public good at least. In that context, is there a bigger role for the State to play in ensuring that these services are available and at a high quality for everyone? As most of our infrastructure roll-out is within the remit of private companies, what role do the witnesses see for the State?