Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Obviously, it will depend on its success in managing the project. For example, if it fails to reach some of the roll-out, and some Deputies expressed scepticism about its capacity to deliver, it certainly will not get its equity because it will be paying penalties for failing to deliver. In response to Deputy Eugene Murphy, I will make myself available to the committee next to answer questions. I am happy to answer questions. I have gone through this as rigorously as I can.

I have looked at 13 or 14 options and, although the Deputies from the People before Profit group are not here, that process included looking at buying back Eir, for example. There were no holds barred. The change in the make-up at every point had to go through a pre-qualification test and show that they were compliant with the pre-qualification test that applied to all applicants in the bidding process.

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