Vol. 460 No. 3
586 Mr. S. Brennan asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if the decision by Telecom Éireann to invest £100 million extra in Eircell and to make it an autonomous subsidiary is in preparation for its part-privatisation. [1085/96]
There is no direct link between the two issues referred to in the question. Decisions on the level of capital investments in infrastructure and related issues by Telecom Éireann are matters for the company. Investment in its Eircell business is considered necessary by the company in order to provide adequate infrastructure associated with the accelerated rollout of its GSM service nationwide and to meet the growing demand for both GSM and Analogue services.
