Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

No, one is looking to push to make sure that one has market success. One complements it with the work one is doing in the one-stop-shop and the provision of State infrastructure.

A crucial first step is that one gets the basic infrastructure and access right, and this is what we are legislating for in the Bill. I welcome the comments from both Deputies opposite in that the broad provisions here in terms of the charging arrangements, the notification arrangements and what one does in the event of having to move ducting and do repairs, from what I have heard them say, are broadly along the right lines. It will have to work out in reality, however, and the sooner we get the Bill passed and this amendment approved, the sooner we can get on with the business of actually delivering that fibre infrastructure.

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