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- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Broadband Service Provision: Discussion
BT Ireland (14 Feb 2019) Kate O'Connell: On the EU state aid rules where the MANs were not to be run by the operator where this all started out, if audits were carried out every year like with the 999 emergency service, would that annual audit throw up something like this new relationship that has emerged since?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Broadband Service Provision: Discussion
BT Ireland (14 Feb 2019) Kate O'Connell: I hope I am phrasing this correctly but from day one, the company clearly had no involvement with this sister company but through the process it has obviously acquired it. Are the witnesses saying there should be an annual audit to see if the terms have changed?
- Public Accounts Committee: Eir (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: I thank our guests for attending. In the view of Eir as a large operator, is fibre the way forward in terms of future-proofing the network in Ireland? Is that the only show in town in Ireland?
- Public Accounts Committee: Eir (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: In an ideal world.
- Public Accounts Committee: Eir (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: From reading about it, my understanding is that it is about laying a proper network-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Eir (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: -----to which we can apply upgrades.
- Public Accounts Committee: Eir (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: It is the only show in town in terms of the product that should be used. I do not want to misinterpret Ms Lennon. Eir is 76% complete regarding the 300,000 homes. Is that right?
- Public Accounts Committee: Eir (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: Is Eir on budget with-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Eir (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: What price is it per metre? Am I allowed to ask that question?
- Public Accounts Committee: Eir (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: How much?
- Public Accounts Committee: Eir (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: But Eir does not do it per metre-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Eir (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: Yes, in light of the report we got this morning-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Eir (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: -----that there is a 50% reduction in cabling down to €2.60 per metre from about €5. I assume that is probably commercially sensitive.
- Public Accounts Committee: Eir (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: Does Ms Lennon have a view on the price? Based on her experience in the sector, does it seem unusual to her that the price of anything could be cut overnight by 50%? Would that indicate that things were inflated previously?
- Public Accounts Committee: Eir (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: On market players in this area and reported speeds, does Ms Lennon believe we are getting the correct information? Various players are stating there are certain speeds in County Kerry, Thurles and Tyrrellspass, for example. Is there enough transparency in that regard? As someone who works in the sector, does Ms Lennon believe we are getting the real figures?
- Public Accounts Committee: Eir (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: What is the range?
- Public Accounts Committee: Eir (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: In that instance, the range is probably not 30 to 100 Mbps but a static 50 Mbps or 60 Mbps.
- Public Accounts Committee: Eir (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: If one is part of the cabinet network, rather than connected via direct home connections, one will not have speeds below 30 Mbps at any point. Is that correct? When companies state they can reach speeds of 30 Mbps in County Kerry, can we trust that is the case?
- Public Accounts Committee: Eir (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: In discrete pockets speeds are less than 30 Mbps, but in terms of percentages-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Eir (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: The problem will be solved by way of direct cabling.