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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?

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (11 Jul 2019)

Eamon Ryan: 12. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of the rural regeneration and development fund allocated to date; and if a breakdown of spending in each of the categories to date will be provided. [30255/19]

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

Eamon Ryan: I offer my apologies for being late. I have read the ComReg statement. Is there a difficulty with state aid if it can be shown that a state aid intervention makes a process more expensive than an alternative technological or business solution that could be applied? Is that not a risk in this circumstance? We have an existing operator that has real experience in rolling out broadband in...

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

Eamon Ryan: What about the more general position? I presume the intention of our whole regulatory system and the whole European system is in a sense to avoid monopolistic outcomes within technology deployment areas. Is that a fair assumption?

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

Eamon Ryan: I suppose this is a political question in a way. Is there any indication within Europe, where there is a monopoly, that there is a preference for state ownership of such a monopolistic network versus a privatised model? Is Europe blind to that? Is there any guidance as to whether private or public ownership of such monopoly assets is favoured?

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

Eamon Ryan: One of the outcomes of this approach the Government is taking is that it is creating a monopoly for rural Ireland, with large chunks of the country in a future network ownership that will not be undone. Once this contract is signed, that is the monopoly in place and it will be in place for the foreseeable future, even beyond the already long 25-year period. The Government is effectively...

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

Eamon Ryan: For any such supplementary regulation or other regulation, even after the period of this contract, it is very unlikely a regulator would be able to apply stricter terms than had been agreed in the original contract. The regulator would find it difficult to say that it would put the screws on when the company exited that contract.

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

Eamon Ryan: Eir has experience of delivering to rural houses. In its discussions with us, its representatives said the service terms are different and there is a higher connection charge in current area, and there is a dispute over whether the next-day repair percentage is different from the national broadband plan figure. More specifically, however, Eir said that with regard to the provisions for...

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...