Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)

How will ducting owned by local authorities be dealt with in legislation? For instance, if a network operator who is rolling out ducting and dealing with the NRA then moves to a regional road for which a local authority has responsibility, will the existing legislation apply in terms of digging up the road, putting the ducting in place? There are plenty of ducks in Cork at the moment but are there any publicly owned ducts, owned by local authorities and does this legislation facilitate access to them?

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