Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 January 2022
172. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the engagements his Department has had with a company (details supplied) following a product becoming commercially available in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2153/22]
View answerTelecommunications service providers are privately owned companies, operating in a liberalised market, regulated by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), which operates independently of my Department. I understand that Starlink Internet Service Limited registered with ComReg in 2020. I welcome the addition of new service providers to the Irish market, which will benefit consumers. My Department keeps apprised of new developments in the market and meets regularly with operators as well as operator representative groups to discuss their plans to develop the sector and introduce services. This has included a number of meetings with SpaceX to apprise the Department of its plans for the Irish Market.
