Results 13,061-13,080 of 28,162 for speaker:Catherine Murphy
- Public Accounts Committee: Eir (14 Feb 2019)
Catherine Murphy: Why does Ms Lennon think the Department and ComReg are not in a rush - they certainly appear to be stalling - in the publication of mobile black spots? Would it not be something obvious to map in order that Eir would know what it had to work on, or would it know anyway?
- Public Accounts Committee: Eir (14 Feb 2019)
Catherine Murphy: In her opening statement Ms Lennon focused on possible duplication and inefficiency. It is part of the reason that mapping is so important. Bord Gáis and the ESB also have some fibre networks and there are others. Esat has some in County Mayo. Is the absence of it being connected what Ms Lennon was talking about in terms of duplication and inefficiency?
- Public Accounts Committee: Eir (14 Feb 2019)
Catherine Murphy: I want to go back to the Smith report. In Eir's engagement, it was not listened to. It had serious concerns which led to it dropping out of the tender process. If there been different engagement, might it have been heard? I am thinking of the concerns it expressed about regulatory processes, among others. Is it the case that if a company plays by the rules, it is at a disadvantage? Ms...
- Public Accounts Committee: Eir (14 Feb 2019)
Catherine Murphy: Could Eir have had different engagement with the Department if it had been heard?
- Public Accounts Committee: Eir (14 Feb 2019)
Catherine Murphy: Was Eir aware that Enet was for sale in 2013 when Granahan McCourt bought it? Would Eir have been interested in buying it at that point? Is Ms Lennon aware of that, or was it before her time?
- Public Accounts Committee: Eir (14 Feb 2019)
Catherine Murphy: Would it have been something that was of interest, given that the networks are-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Eir (14 Feb 2019)
Catherine Murphy: I assume Eir was not interested when the Irish Infrastructure Fund purchased it at a later stage.
- Public Accounts Committee: Eir (14 Feb 2019)
Catherine Murphy: Bord Gáis and the likes of the ESB and others have network as well.
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Catherine Murphy: On the make-up of Mr. Matthews's organisation, he has said that it is a trade protection association. In his written statement, he said that one of its objectives is to "work with wholesale providers of backhaul fibre-optic network capacity to achieve better pricing and terms of access for RISPA members." Would that have to be done individually? There are issues in respect of cartel...
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Catherine Murphy: Where they do exist.
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Catherine Murphy: What is the geographical spread of regional ISPs?
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Catherine Murphy: What component of the network do they serve? What are the numbers?
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Catherine Murphy: Would it be around 51% or nearer to 70%.
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Catherine Murphy: I am trying to understand this from the perspective of a layperson. There has been a lot of talk of 5G being an alternative, particularly in rural Ireland in the intervention area, but Mr. Matthews says it is more suitable to an urban area. I understand that 5G is worlds apart from fixed fibre but why is it more suitable in urban than rural areas?
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Catherine Murphy: Does the question of how flat the land is have a bearing on it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Catherine Murphy: I can see that and it is helpful. I will move on to the area of mapping. We already know where the MANs are and accept that point, which is a fair one. This is an area that I am concerned about as well. There is other fibre available from the ESB, Bord Gáis, Esat and whoever else. There is more there than we know and it is not mapped. We are talking about double spending. I am big...
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Catherine Murphy: Is that for Commission for Communications Regulation, ComReg?
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Catherine Murphy: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)
Catherine Murphy: Mr. Bolger said in his opening statement that the revised national programme "strategy including the Broadband Map 2020 published at the end of December 2015, effectively embedded FTTH as the preferred intervention solution." He said that has never been done anywhere and that there is a mixture of technologies. We all want everybody to have access. Not everyone will want it-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)
Catherine Murphy: -----but we should at least to make it available to people. I understand that Mr. Bolger has said a mixture of technologies is needed. Am I correct?