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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (27 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: 59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which Ireland’s embassy and consular network is aligned with the goal of attracting development and business to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3910/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (27 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: 142. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the work to improve recruitment and retention of personnel in the Defence Forces with a focus on presenting the option of a career in the Defence Forces to school leavers. [3917/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Apologies have been received from Deputy Duncan Smith and Senator Buttimer. We are following up, as we have done previously, on our engagement with National Broadband Ireland, NBI. The purpose of the meeting is to receive an update from NBI on the national broadband plan, NBP. On behalf of the committee I welcome the following representatives of National Broadband Ireland to the meeting,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Hendrick. I am sure he will appreciate that it is the single biggest infrastructure project for Ireland. People want broadband. We are here, as a committee, to find out about the delays and why they have occurred. We will now move to questions. First up is Deputy Ó Murchú, who is substituting for Senator Boylan. He has seven minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: In which company?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Metallica?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: National Broadband Ireland gave us figures on 14 January where 34,117 premises were passed. Is Mr. Malone saying that by the end of March this will be 60,000?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is a 25,000 increase, which is a 71% increase. Between now and then, which is a two-month period, NBI is looking at doing 12,000 per month. Is National Broadband Ireland going to do that? Is it achievable?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Based on history, we were looking at 115,000 by the end of January, and that has not happened. We looked at fewer than 35,000 by the end of the year. It has gone back and back. National Broadband Ireland is now giving us a figure which, while not quite double, is going from 34,000 up to 60,000 in the space of two months.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is that credible to believe?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: This is the final question for Deputy Ó Murchú. He can come back in again at the end.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: When did you come to that agreement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Senator Dooley asked a specific question about being capitalised. Some €223 million has been committed. Of that, €120 million has been paid but €108 million of that has come in the form of loans. You can call them shareholder loans but they are still loans. Another €2 million is equity. There is a 12% charge on the shareholders' fund. The question the public...