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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: Let me rephrase that for the purposes of clarity. What is the milestone for the number of premises passed by the end of this year?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: I want to go back to the headline figures. For clarity, although I would need to check the transcript, I think I was very clear that I was asking for the figures in respect of properties passed as opposed to properties constructed or any other figures. The initial target for the end of this year was 180,000. Today, we are being given potential figures of between 100,000 and 130,000, which...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: I want to get a sense of whether I am correct in my understanding of the whole issue of encroachment. If there are properties that were included in the original NBI contract but which have subsequently been serviced by Eir or another provider, is it the case that NBI can either continue to service them, in which case it will be paid as per the original contract, or it can seek compensation...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: I just want clarity on the principle of it. How does it work if Eir or another company has serviced a property that was originally included in the NBI contract?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: Has it sought any of that funding yet? Has it drawn down any of the €100 million?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: Is the most likely scenario that NBI will duplicate the infrastructure?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: May I ask a final brief question, Chairman?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: In terms of an end date, what is the Department's current timeframe?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: What is the end date?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: I have a final question that requires either a "Yes" or "No" answer. Does Mr. Griffin see any circumstances in which the end date of 2026 would be breached and penalties would not apply?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: I have two questions, one of which is a follow-up question in regard to encroachment. Has money been paid to Eir, Enet or any other company for the use of their infrastructure in terms of the roll-out of the broadband plan and, if so, how much?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: The other question is a broad question in regard to the topical issue of building and construction inflation. Will that have any impact on the cost to the State? Can the contingency be drawn on for that purpose or is there another mechanism in place for NBI in the event that construction inflation continues to spiral?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: There is no mechanism by which NBI can get back any costs beyond the €2.6 billion.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: I am happy for Mr. Griffin to provide a written note.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hedgerows, Carbon and Biodiversity: Hedgerows Ireland (9 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: I wish to talk about the Monaghan project. I often explain in this committee and others that Monaghan is strange, even in agricultural terms. Traditionally, our holdings were very small, which made them unprofitable, which in turn has meant that farmers have largely moved into areas such as poultry or mushrooms, which are very intensive and considered environmentally damaging. However, if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hedgerows, Carbon and Biodiversity: Hedgerows Ireland (9 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: When Ms Clerkin says "gappiness", she mean gaps in the-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hedgerows, Carbon and Biodiversity: Hedgerows Ireland (9 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: That is what I was going to ask. Ms Clerkin mentioned over-management. I presume that she was referring to cutting the hedgerow back-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hedgerows, Carbon and Biodiversity: Hedgerows Ireland (9 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: When Ms Clerkin mentioned under-managment, was she referring to the issue of poaching? I presume that a hedge is left there and it is not being cut by domestic animals or humans, it is a good thing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hedgerows, Carbon and Biodiversity: Hedgerows Ireland (9 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: As somebody who is involved in a local authority, perhaps Ms Clerkin is well placed to answer the following general question. In terms of State-owned lands, including local authority lands, is she satisfied there are adequate strategies in place to use those lands for these type of projects? I am often struck by land that is serving no purpose and is not used by the public but is perfectly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hedgerows, Carbon and Biodiversity: Hedgerows Ireland (9 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: The one thing that will be thrown back at anybody who is engaging with farmers is the assertion that the farmers received State money to take out hedges and they are now being asked to put them back in. I suppose it is an example of the long-term damage done by ill thought-out policies. It has been outlined fairly well, but in terms of the actual mechanics of paying people for sequestering...