Results 9,061-9,080 of 10,980 for speaker:Timmy Dooley
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (30 May 2019)
Timmy Dooley: 129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the shareholders of the holding company of the national broadband plan; the shareholding of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23088/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (30 May 2019)
Timmy Dooley: 130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the national broadband plan contract; if it exists in a draft form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23089/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (30 May 2019)
Timmy Dooley: 132. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding contractual links which exist with the ultimate investors for the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23091/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Data (30 May 2019)
Timmy Dooley: 133. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the meetings which have taken place between his Department and representatives of companies (details supplied) since December 2015; the dates on which these meetings took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23092/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Data (30 May 2019)
Timmy Dooley: 134. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he or his predecessor met with a person (details supplied) since December 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23093/19]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)
Timmy Dooley: I wish to ask a number of questions. The committee has previously discussed the 300,000 premises being covered by Eir. My understanding is Eir is charging a wholesale connection rate of approximately €170 per connection, with a further charge of €170 where someone switches. Can ComReg do anything about this? When the NBP is rolled out, there will be an initial €100...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)
Timmy Dooley: The customer still gets hit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)
Timmy Dooley: There is 50% profit on fixed-line businesses.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)
Timmy Dooley: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)
Timmy Dooley: The intention is to cut that to 6%
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)
Timmy Dooley: What about the 20% reduction in operating costs?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)
Timmy Dooley: I ask Mr. Mourik to help members and those who await the service to try to understand the reason taxpayers must pay for the use of a pole or a duct, considering that whatever contractor wins this will string the fibre along the poles or put it through the ducts. The contractor will pay for the privilege anyway. Many citizens of the State, taxpayers, will find it difficult to understand why...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)
Timmy Dooley: People have an issue with the notion of €20 per pole.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)
Timmy Dooley: People will find it hard to understand that there is a potential cost to Eircom for stringing a piece of fibre along its poles considering that its own copper wire is already there and the pole must be maintained in good order to facilitate that piece of copper in the first instance. This is an incremental piece but it is hard, from the perspective of many taxpayers, to understand how it...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)
Timmy Dooley: I have a final supplementary question on that issue. Some time ago, ComReg stated that it was paying rebates to some of the auction winners for the 3.6 GHz spectrum. Is that still the case?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)
Timmy Dooley: I ask Mr. Godfrey to clarify why it is not available. Is it because an incumbent had not moved off the spectrum? Were there issues-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)
Timmy Dooley: Yes, I know.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)
Timmy Dooley: I thank Ms Connolly for her opening statement and presentation. Has KPMG any ongoing relationship with Granahan McCourt or any of its companies?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)
Timmy Dooley: Does anybody from within Ms Connolly's team have any role in that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)
Timmy Dooley: There is no potential for cross-contamination in any shape or form.