Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 March 2010
466 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 396 of 28 April 2009, the position regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10594/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe position remains that any future broadband investment decisions, including investment in any further phases of the Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) Programme, will be guided by (i) the policy paper on Next Generation Broadband, which was published in June 2009 (ii) the Value for Money and Policy Review of Phase I of the MANs Programme, which was published in July 2008 and (iii) the availability of resources. My officials are currently analysing potential options for further investment under the MANs Programme in the light of the above.
