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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Review of Procurement Process for National Broadband Plan: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Michael McDowell: Who set up the dinner in County Clare attended by the Minister of State, Deputy Breen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Review of Procurement Process for National Broadband Plan: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Michael McDowell: Who set up the dinners in Dublin?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Review of Procurement Process for National Broadband Plan: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Michael McDowell: What about the dinners in the Merrion Hotel?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Review of Procurement Process for National Broadband Plan: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Michael McDowell: To summarise the situation, where minutes existed, Mr. Smyth did not ask anybody to elaborate on the meeting or what happened at it but, rather, took the minutes at face value.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Review of Procurement Process for National Broadband Plan: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Michael McDowell: In regard to the meetings which were not minuted, Mr. Smyth had one or more telephone conversations with the participants.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Review of Procurement Process for National Broadband Plan: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Michael McDowell: Did Mr. Smyth note the subject matter of conversations at the meetings for which there were no minutes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Review of Procurement Process for National Broadband Plan: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Michael McDowell: What were the topics of conversation? What was discussed at those meetings?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Review of Procurement Process for National Broadband Plan: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Michael McDowell: We will begin with the dinner in New York.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Review of Procurement Process for National Broadband Plan: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Michael McDowell: Did Mr. Smyth ask what the remainder of the conversation regarded?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Review of Procurement Process for National Broadband Plan: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Michael McDowell: Did the Minister of State, Deputy Breen, provide an account of what was discussed in his house between-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Review of Procurement Process for National Broadband Plan: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Michael McDowell: Sorry, I was confused on that point. Did the Minister of State provide an account of what was discussed at that meeting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Review of Procurement Process for National Broadband Plan: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Michael McDowell: What was discussed at that meeting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Review of Procurement Process for National Broadband Plan: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Michael McDowell: Did broadband form part of that discussion on the development of rural Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Review of Procurement Process for National Broadband Plan: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Michael McDowell: Does it follow that Mr. Smyth was told what was discussed at the two dinners in Dublin those dinners by Mr. McCourt and Deputy Naughten and the discussion had nothing to do with the broadband plan?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Review of Procurement Process for National Broadband Plan: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Michael McDowell: I acknowledge that Mr. Smyth had no power to administer an oath or similar, but did he regard it as his function to test and evaluate the truthfulness of what he was told in regard to the meetings which were not minuted?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Review of Procurement Process for National Broadband Plan: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Michael McDowell: Did Mr. Smyth take any steps to test the truth of what he was told in regard to the meetings for which there were neither minutes nor third-party attendees?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Review of Procurement Process for National Broadband Plan: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Michael McDowell: For example, Mr. Smyth could have required Deputy Naughten and Mr. McCourt to separately provide him with an account of the meeting and not afford them the opportunity to confer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Review of Procurement Process for National Broadband Plan: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Michael McDowell: I thank Mr. Smyth.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Michael McDowell: On a point of order, the time limits are too short. I walked about 60 yds to be here and I was excluded twice. I object to that.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Michael McDowell: What am I to do? Should I loiter around outside the House?