National Broadband Plan: Statements
Dail Éireann — 2022-01-27
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Ossian Smyth (GP), Dún Laoghaire

I understand exactly what NBI and Eir's respective positions are. NBI says it wants more autonomy in how it works. If it puts cable through a duct which is blocked, it does not want to have to ask Eir for permission to unblock that duct. The irony NBI points out is that the company dealing with the blocking of the ducts is often the same as the subcontractor being used by Eir at the same time. Some paperwork goes back and forth and the same crew carries out the works. It has found that the duct network----

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Sitting date: 2022-01-27