Alex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

On the last issue the Deputy raised, I again emphasise it will be a minimum of 30 Mbps. The Deputy is correct. Given the exponential improvement in the technology and what is now possible, this sector is expanding and enhancing its services at a very high rate. What we expect of operators, and what we will do in the procurement process, is to understand from them how they will future-proof the network they will build in order to ensure it is not up to 30 Mbps but that 30 Mbps is the minimum and, as the technology improves, they will be able to upgrade the service they give to their consumers without building again, procuring again or anything else of that nature. It will start at 30 Mbps and go up from there. The Deputy is right that there is huge potential technology in regard to what can be achieved. That will be achieved and we will ensure we build future-proofing into the procurement process.

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