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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: No. We cannot go through everything.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Would it be fair to say that the issue at that level is more about the ducting than the poles?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is about it. I want to conclude by 4.30 p.m. to be fair to the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: We are due to conclude. I thank the witnesses for attending. It has been worthwhile. We have clarified a large number of points about the roll-out. NBI has advanced considerably in terms of the surveys, the design and the number of builds under way. The issue is with the roll-out to premises. Perhaps the witnesses will reflect on that and revert to us about what else can be done. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will be honest with Mr. Hendrick; it gave me a certain understanding of the poles. It is something that is very difficult to understand in the abstract. The more engagement the better.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: In terms of the policy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: As a final point, Mr. Hendrick spoke about connections but we did not dwell on it. How many are there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: And Mr. Hendrick estimates there are approximately 8,000 with orders submitted. That bring the total to about 14,000.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: By the end of the year, what figure does the NBI expect to get to?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: But the NBI looking at 30%.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: In conclusion, I thank Mr. Hendrick and his colleagues, Mr. Malone, Ms Collins, Mr. Kelly, and Ms Fisher, for attending today and engaging thoroughly with the committee across a range of areas. Mr. Hendrick brought it up in his statement so I felt it was important that we deal with the issues. In his statement, it looked like he wanted to cover those areas as well. The key focus must be to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (26 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Apologies have been received from Senator Timmy Dooley. Today's meeting is a discussion on the National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland, also known as NIFTI, which is the Department of Transport's high-level strategic framework to support the consideration of the prioritisation of future investment in land transport.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: On behalf of the committee I welcome the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and his officials. You are all very welcome. On privilege, all witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or otherwise engage in speech that might be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: It seems unusual that the Minister picked Limerick as the example. Is he telling us something here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister should be careful with the examples he chooses. Limerick is a very progressive city-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: -----with a very progressive local authority. I do not want a message to go out today that Limerick is not very much on the cusp of looking to go green. That is being rolled out on the ground in a very positive way with the Limerick Shannon metropolitan area transport strategy, LSMATS, plan which is about to be published. I will engage with the Minister on it in my own time but I would not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is good to hear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I now call Senator Dooley.