Results 15,141-15,160 of 28,162 for speaker:Catherine Murphy

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Murphy: In the second last paragraph on page 1 of his statement Mr. Bolger refers to the current intervention strategy delaying the rolling out of critical backhaul fibre infrastructure nationally. Presumably, that is returning to the same point-----

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Murphy: It is the second last paragraph on page 1, starting with the sentence which reads: "While we believe that our investment in addition to delivering services in underserved areas will stimulate competition and investment across the market, our primary concern is that, unless revised, the current intervention strategy will delay the roll out of critical backhaul fibre infrastructure on a...

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Yes; the ones that are difficult to get to.

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Murphy: That is fine.

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Murphy: They are people who happen to be in the wrong place.

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Mr. Bolger’s business case will be based on a certain initial take-up which might then increase.

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Murphy: There is one remaining bidder in the consortium which is undertaking the national broadband plan, the delivery of which requires two components, one of which is at the technical end, while the other is the financial aspect. Mr. Bolger has described his backers and the technical side of his operation. Therefore, he has the combination required. Is the last remaining consortium coherent as...

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Murphy: When Mr Bolger says everybody is talking about the issue, does he mean within the sector?

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Murphy: I have struggled to keep on top of the companies in the consortium. That is fine and I thank Mr. Bolger.

Public Accounts Committee: Enet (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Murphy: I welcome Mr. Peter McCarthy. I am sorry for the delay. I apologise in advance as I must leave after our exchange because I have somewhere to go.

Public Accounts Committee: Enet (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Murphy: For the purpose of accuracy, the understanding was that Enet was going to lead the bid all along, and it has changed quite substantially. In actual fact, a number of subcontractors had been named as part of the consortium, which would be the case now, who would be engaged in the building out. The bid has changed very substantially, which was mentioned by others here today. The leadership...

Public Accounts Committee: Enet (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Enet (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Has the scheme remained with Enet or did it stay with Granahan McCourt?

Public Accounts Committee: Enet (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Is it with Enet?

Public Accounts Committee: Enet (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Murphy: I seek a clarification because we probably will need to deal with this when we have the Department back in. Who, in the Department, regulates Enet? Does Enet specifically deal with somebody in the Department?

Public Accounts Committee: Enet (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Who leads the team?

Public Accounts Committee: Enet (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Murphy: In terms of MANs, the Analysys Mason report talked about having received several complaints. Some of those would have been submissions and some would have been complaints. One of the entities that we talked to this morning confirmed that it had made submissions. Some of those issues have been captured in the report. Predominantly, it would have been to do with pricing and transparency,...

Public Accounts Committee: Enet (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Yes, if Mr. McCarthy could start with that and then address the pricing element. I will then come back to him on a third point.

Public Accounts Committee: Enet (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Murphy: May I stop Mr McCarthy for a moment?

Public Accounts Committee: Enet (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Murphy: I accept that when one considers making an investment, one has to look at whether one will get a return on it. If there had been a tender process, does Mr. McCarthy also accept that others would have had to make those kinds of decisions for exactly the same reason?