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- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2022)
Gerry Horkan: Before the summer?
- Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (29 Jun 2022)
Gerry Horkan: I thank the Senator for seconding them but Government motions do not require a seconder. I am sure the seconding is welcome anyway. Our next contributor is Senator Martin.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)
Gerry Horkan: The Chairman could not leave it out, could he?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)
Gerry Horkan: Twenty minutes later, we finally get to Limerick.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)
Gerry Horkan: I need to be in the Seanad at 2.30 p.m.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)
Gerry Horkan: It gives the Chairman another chance to come back in on Limerick later. I thank him very much. I apologise; I had to vote in the Seanad. I would have been here otherwise. I thank NBI for its opening statement. The heat in terms of the engagement we have had has calmed down a bit because we now understand much more of NBI's problems from the trips we have had and the investigations and so...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)
Gerry Horkan: Connection is when people sign on the dotted line and commit to paying NBI or the retail operator that ultimately funds NBI.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)
Gerry Horkan: NBI is at 60% surveyed and at nearly the same in terms of detailed design. In terms of build works started and finished, it is referenced that 180,000 of NBI's build works have either commenced or been completed. The difference between commenced and completed is obviously quite significant. I know it is an average but how long does it take to go from build work started to build work completed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)
Gerry Horkan: Is that what is called build work started to build work completed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)
Gerry Horkan: Okay. And it takes six months to go to build work completed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)
Gerry Horkan: Additionally.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)
Gerry Horkan: So, we are talking 15 months between building starting-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)
Gerry Horkan: Regarding the figure of 182,000 premises on which work has commenced or been completed, is there a breakdown between how many have been commenced and how many have been completed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)
Gerry Horkan: That is within the 182,000.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)
Gerry Horkan: Then it is fair to say that there are approximately 108,000-----