Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 February 2024
136. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether he has a view in relation to broadband issues (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7575/24]
View answerThe Minister has no function in the matter raised by the Deputy.
It should be noted that the Competition & Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) and the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) have powers to intervene in relation to any breaches of Competition Law including the Competition Act 2002.
There are a number of statutory provisions including Section 57 of the Communications Regulation Act 2002 and Regulation 42 of the European Union (Electronic Communications Code) Regulations 2022 (SI 444 of 2022) which grant powers to ComReg to impose obligations on a telecoms network provider or on the owner of infrastructure to allow access to the infrastructure to a telecoms operator. I understand ComReg has plans to issue a Call for Input in Q2 2024 to assess whether and what regulatory measures may be taken further with Regulation 42.
