Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 November 2018
164. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding contingency planning in the event that the national broadband plan tendering process cannot continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47447/18]
View answerThe final tender for the contract to roll out the National Broadband Plan State intervention was received by my Department on 18 September and evaluation of that tender submission is ongoing. I do not propose to speculate on the outcome of an ongoing tender evaluation.
The Taoiseach has asked Mr Peter Smyth, the independent process auditor to the NBP procurement to review the process. Mr. Smyth will submit a report to the Taoiseach and to me as Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment. This review is taking place in parallel with the evaluation being carried out on the Final Tender by the Department’s evaluation team.
