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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Does ComReg have a regulatory role in regard to the existing provision of Eir services? Does it oversee or review the quality of service the company is delivering? Is there anything in regard to the 340,000 houses that should raise concern that Eir has run into technical or other difficulties?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: It is not regulated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Mr. Blaney said the USO only applies as the final piece in the jigsaw or the last resort. For many years we have been debating the USO for fixed-line and a range of different services. I have never heard the argument that the provision of a universal service is only the very last resort. We have regularly discussed this and legislation has been introduced in Europe relating to USOs, for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: With regard to the terms of ownership and whether there is a concession or gap model, we have heard various presentations and everybody involved in the process usually says that if, at this late stage, we were to look to switch to a concession model whereby the State would end up owning the asset, while we would still maintain the other elements of the service, it would mean a five-year...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: What Mr. Matthews is saying is in some ways contrary to what we have heard. As I recall, representatives of Analysys Mason, a firm of international consultants, said when they were before us they had never seen any place like Ireland because of the ribbon development along roads. If I recall correctly, they concluded in their work on the national broadband plan that rural Ireland could not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: I believe they referred to topography where there is a strip of houses along a road. Even if there is a mast on a high point, such as at a local school, church or barn, it is very difficult to cover every house and the only way one can be certain of doing so is by looping from house to house. I suppose the representatives were not saying it could not be done with house-to-house fixed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: What they are saying is that it is very difficult to cover every house.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: The technicalities of this are difficult. When we refer to radio, it is the radio wave spectrum. Fixed wireless is the same thing. Either term - wireless or radio wave - can be used. It is all on the invisible microwave spectrum. Mr. List-Petersen said that the next likely development is in the 700 MHz spectrum but he did not finish the point. I presume it was approximately 2 GHz.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: From memory, was that 700 MHz part of the digital dividend? Was it formerly television and then switched to mobile cellular?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: We hear about LTE or 5G. Where does Mr. Gartlan believe 5G will fit into that analogy he used? What does he mean when he refers to LTE? I am familiar with the term.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: That is separate. That is not what Mr. Gartlan was talking about in that mix.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: In his presentation Mr. Matthews said that a leaked aide-memoirefrom the Department reveals that the winning bidder is to be the retailer of last resort. Can we get a copy of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: The 40 ISPs have 125,000 customers. Some of those customers' houses will be passed. They will have the option of getting the fibre connection at a charge of €100. A total of 2% might be by alternative means but the vast majority will be fibre. Does Mr. Matthews believe his ISPs will keep the retail relationship and switch over to the fibre connection? Will he migrate that easily...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Why would there be a need for a wireless connection charge? Where is the wireless connection occurring?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Would the wireless router be inside a house?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Where is Whizzy Internet serving at the moment and what monthly cost it is charging?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Where is that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Upgrade of the Dunkettle Interchange in Cork: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (17 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: I apologise, as I had to run out to take a call. I have a few questions. My understanding is that another project is currently looking at the various potential options for the Limerick to Cork road. One option is to go along the existing N20 road, and another is to run a road to Cahir and into Cork via the N8. Is my understanding correct that, if the N20 is upgraded to an M20 motorway, it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Upgrade of the Dunkettle Interchange in Cork: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (17 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: If it is decided to run along the existing N20, traffic would be coming into Blackpool, which would result in a bottleneck. All the traffic could not be directed into that part of the city or there would be gridlock.