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Public Ownership of the National Broadband Network: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2019)

Brendan Howlin: ...the competitive aspect of the bidding process by unilaterally taking 300,000 premises out of the procurement process and giving them to Eir. This led to all of the bidders dropping out except for Enet, which formed and reformed new consortia that ended up being led by Granahan McCourt, with various other partners entering or exiting the bid. We all know about the fiasco of the informal...

Resignation of Minister: Statements (11 Oct 2018)

Brendan Howlin: ...bidders withdrew. The Taoiseach is left with a consortium that resembles Lanigan's ball because at any given point one is not sure who is part of it. I was really confused when the lead bidder, Enet, suddenly became a supplier and the lead bidder became a consortium led by a US-based finance house. For the people of Ireland, the most fundamental question is: what is the current position...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2018)

Brendan Howlin: ...of the standards set by this Government, does he think that it was appropriate for the Minister, Deputy Naughten, to have these meetings? We learned in recent days, that the former lead in the consortium, Enet, is now relegated to being a supplier and that the Irish Infrastructure Fund, a fund owned by the State, has bought Enet in its entirety. We now have the bizarre situation...

Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2018)

Brendan Howlin: ...at worst. There is only one bidder so, by definition, the State now has no choice as to who will deliver the national broadband plan to 500,000 homes and businesses and it will only happen if the price of Enet can be afforded. The incompetent way in which this has been handled leaves the State over a barrel on price and the timeframe of implementation. In effect, the country is now...