Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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474. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress a person (details supplied) has made to date in carrying out an examination of the national broadband plan, NBP, tendering process; if he has been provided with interim or draft reports by the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46650/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The Taoiseach has asked Mr Peter Smyth, the independent process auditor to the National Broadband Plan procurement to prepare a report which will:

- take account of his ongoing work as Process Auditor, and his detailed knowledge of the procurement process to date;

- consider any implications for the procurement process of the meetings between the former Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, and representatives of the remaining tendering consortium, and

- allow the Government to assess whether or not the integrity of the procurement process has been undermined by these meetings.

I understand that Mr Smyth is in the process of preparing that report and I have not been provided with interim or draft reports.