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This evening.

At 5pm.

Dr Dónal Palcic, a lecturer in economics, and Professor Eoin Reeves, head of the department of economics, both at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, will appear before the Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment to talk about the National Broadband Plan.

Both academics have heavily criticised the procurement process of the plan to date.

The committee’s members are TDs Timmy Dooley (FF), James Lawless (FF), Michael Lowry (Independent), Hildegarde Naughton (FG), Eamon Ryan (Green Party), Bríd Smyth (Solidarity-PBP), Brian Stanley (SF) and Senators Terry Leyden (FF), Tim Lombard (FG), Michael McDowell (Independent) and Joe O’Reilly (FG).

Watch live in link above or here.

Related: National Broadband Plan: Ireland pays the bill for a network it won’t own (Eoin Reeves, Donal Palcic, Times Ireland edition, May 8, 2019)

Related: Time for a reboot on Ireland’s broadband plan (RTE Brainstorm, September 24, 2018)

Previously: “How Could They Get It So Cheap?”

Pic: University of Limerick

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