Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

There is a lead time for the construction of MANs. Most of the MANs for construction have been contracted a year in advance. The funding is not simply switched on and off. A review would therefore not have an immediate effect. Eircom has approached us about its proposal to split off its network business and we are discussing this in a general way. There is no reason an open access network would pose a competitive threat because all operators could use it. I welcome any innovative approach by any company to avail of that infrastructure.

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