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- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: Scotland is a good example for me.
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: When?
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: Of the 920,000 properties, is that the amount of properties in Scotland?
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: What is their total basket of properties?
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: Does 5% equate to 150,000 homes?
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: For example, consumers in Scotland might get a voucher for £100 and they can buy it off the fixed wireless or they can pay for fibre, as the lady from Eir who spoke before lunch said, bringing the cable down the road. I think the figure was 30,000. Consumers get the voucher and can do with it what they want.
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: I would argue that we would be looking to RISPA when we get to the 5% or 7% that we will have difficulties with.
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: That is just showing there is more growth in the market for one product than the other product. It does not necessarily mean it is better.
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: With all due respect, we are here to provide Internet to the people of Ireland. Commercial entities are there-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: Sorry. Commercial entities do not have the same remit as members of this committee and Members of the Oireachtas have.
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: It is before the leaves grow on the tree or because it is bad weather.
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: However, we are in Ireland where there are trees with leaves on them and windy weather. I am not saying anything about RISPA's product. I am just trying to summarise. My understanding is that the broadband plan is for high-speed fibre throughout the country. There is an acknowledgment that it will not be possible to provide that everywhere. There will be a balance left and that is where...
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: In terms of not having any capacity issue in the system, not having weather interference, not having spring and leaves on trees interference, there are significant issues with fixed wireless technology that are not with high-speed fibre optic cable.
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: What was the identical gap Mr. Matthews referred to?
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: That is what the evidence shows, rather than what I am saying. I am not an expert on this; I have just read all the information.
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: I got into the numbers too. Mr. Matthews should tell me about the numbers.
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: I understand.
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: That is why we are here.
- Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)
Kate O'Connell: That is arguable. I get what Mr. Matthews is saying.