Results 10,601-10,620 of 26,032 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is NBI looking to build a broadband fibre network that will be able to cover every household in five or seven years' time? Is it building a network that is independent of Eir and other providers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)
Kieran O'Donnell: Will NBI have cable running in every area of the country? I know it will serve the intervention areas.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)
Kieran O'Donnell: No. A specific question was asked. Under the contract, could NBI go to Eir in the morning and come to an agreement to connect to the latter's fibre cables in order to service the gaps?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is not an adequate answer for us. The main queries we get about broadband are from people in gap areas. Mr. Hendrick has still not answered the question. Under the contract that NBI signed with the Government, could it prioritise the surveying of the gap areas and then do a deal with Eir, which is the main provider of commercial fibre cable, to link to its fibre broadband so that the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)
Kieran O'Donnell: Explore it under the contract.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)
Kieran O'Donnell: Will NBI examine what Deputy Lowry and everyone else suggested to see whether it can reach a commercial arrangement with Eir to fill in the gaps?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Hendrick.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)
Kieran O'Donnell: Senator Buttimer is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Deputy should try to mention the company in a nice way.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)
Kieran O'Donnell: The committee will write to NBI on a number of matters. Mr. Hendrick has confirmed that under the contract, the company has scope to look at filling in the gaps with a provider, possibly Eir. It may be able to come to some commercial agreement. NBI was set up to deal with the intervention areas. As part of that, it has to build out the network and in five or six years, it will have a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)
Kieran O'Donnell: I want a "Yes" or "No" answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)
Kieran O'Donnell: So the answer is "Yes".
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)
Kieran O'Donnell: Good. We as a committee will write to NBI in that regard. We want to work with NBI and to get broadband rolled out in Ireland as quickly as possible. Nevertheless, we would like an assurance from NBI that, within that remit, it will prioritise the surveying of all blue areas now as part of that undertaking. We will write to NBI in that regard and it will tell us if it needs us to assist...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)
Kieran O'Donnell: We will write to NBI and engage with it about this. We cannot have unintended consequences from a national roll-out such that there is a nationwide network but one of the last locations to get a broadband connection is someone living beside an existing blue area. That would be wholly unacceptable and would run contrary to what the intervention is all about.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)
Kieran O'Donnell: We will be left unemployed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)
Kieran O'Donnell: Will Mr. Malone provide an update on the position with regard to Limerick and north Tipperary? Can Mr. Hendrick say who are the four retail operators that have been signed up to date and when will the full 33 be in place? Mr. Malone might comment first on the situation in Limerick and north Tipperary, particularly at Newport, Ballinahinch, Birdhill, east Limerick and Limerick.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)
Kieran O'Donnell: When will the 19,500 be connected?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)
Kieran O'Donnell: In the next nine months, they will all be connected.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)
Kieran O'Donnell: What about north Tipperary?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am talking specifically about Newport, Ballinahinch and areas running into east Limerick. Will they be included as part of Limerick?