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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: I represent Limerick and north Tipperary and I have a letter from people living on both sides of the border. The big issue is the blue connection. These blue connections are to be serviced by Eir and other fibre broadband connectors but a large number of people have written to me who live perhaps 200 m from a blue connection. They are wondering when they will be connected. Will priority...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: Are they being given priority?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: But not beyond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: How many have been connected to date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: As of now, no customer has been signed up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: What is the position on Limerick and north Tipperary? I am aware that there has been infrastructure rolled out in some of the areas, including Patrickswell, Castleconnell and Caherconlish. Is that the up-to-date position? Are the delegates seeking to fast-track in that area in any way?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: On that point, will all the blue areas be prioritised for surveys? That is a significant issue. People look over a ditch and see their neighbour is connected but they are not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is very hard for people to take.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy Carey had two specific points. When will there be an information system on the website so people can find out when they will be connected? Will the witnesses explain, technically, why the existing blue connection points cannot be used as part of the build-out of the broadband network? It is unacceptable and there appears to be a fundamental flaw whereby people could be waiting four...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is Eir one of them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: However, NBI is building out from the exchanges.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does NBI never link into existing broadband providers' fibre cable?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: So it does.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: When will NBI have the database that Senator Dooley has asked for?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: When will the database be in place so that anyone in the country will know when they will be connected?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: It only covers the next year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: Can Ms Collins take that on board?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: We have to be careful. It is sensitive. We will couch it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: Has NBI access to Eir's fibre?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: In layman's term, does NBI have access to the fibre? For instance, in the blue areas which are the gap areas, has NBI access to the fibre? Could NBI, in the morning, go to Eir and say that it wishes to link up with its fibre which is running alongside the gap areas?