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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: Does the Deputy want a reply to that question first?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: Mr. Blaney can reply in any order to the questions that have been asked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: Will the Deputy, please, allow Mr. Blaney to finish?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: I think the delegates are clear on the question asked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: Will the Deputy, please, allow Mr. Blaney to answer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: I invite Mr. Godfrey and remind him the microphone will come on itself.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: We have gone automatic here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: I will let you finish your contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: Mr. Leavy indicated that he wished to intervene.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: We will leave it there. I thank our guests for attending. We will suspend until 2.30 p.m. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome the following representatives from KPMG to the meeting to discuss the national broadband plan: Ms Michele Connolly, head of corporate finance and lead partner on the national broadband plan; Mr. Robert Costello, director; and Mr. Chris Rainbird, director. I draw the witnesses' attention to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, they are protected by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Ms Connolly. I will start by asking a question about the project reappraisal that KPMG conducted. Is reducing the size of the intervention area the main method of reducing the capped cost of €3 billion? If the intervention area was reduced by 20%, for example, has KPMG calculated the cost savings?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: The main point is that reducing the intervention area would reduce the cost but also decrease the revenue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: I now call my colleague, Deputy Dooley.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: Perhaps we might let Ms Connolly finish as she was in the middle of making a contribution. If we allow her to finish, she might answer that question-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: -----and finish her earlier thread of thought.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: I will request that information. I invite Senator Lombard to put final questions to the delegates.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: Does Deputy Dooley have a brief question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: Ms Connolly has answered the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (5 Jun 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: It can be calculated, but it is commercially sensitive. That is the answer and Ms Connolly has been very clear on it.