Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 February 2018
175. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 604 and 607 of 23 May 2017 and the report of the taskforce implementation group concerning taskforce action number 19, if the pricing review of the metropolitan area network or MAN is complete; his plans to publish the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9010/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn the context of Action 19 of the Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce, which was to explore whether take up of the MANs could be improved, a review of the MANs was commissioned by the Department and carried out by independent consultants. The review examined the operation of the MANs by the Management Services Entity, enet, which manages and operates the MANs on behalf of the State, and considered the access arrangements and pricing of the MANs to ensure that the MANs are being operated and managed by the Management Services Entity in accordance with the terms of the MSE Concession Agreements.
The pricing Review of the MANs is currently undergoing a verification process with the consultants who carried out the review and will be completed as soon as possible. It is my intention to publish the report thereafter.
