In view of the sequence of answers that the Minister has given comprehensively, have the Department, as distinct from the Oireachtas Committee, made a detailed investigation into the management of NET? Are current proposals being discussed within the Department for the restructuring and improvement of the management of that State-owned company?

As I have stated on a number of occasions my Minister has shown his concern publicly about the whole operation of NET and every possible steps will be taken within the Department to ensure that matters are streamlined in the best possible way to prevent losses being incurred.

If the Minister is in a position to do so will he give us a description of some of the steps under review at the moment?

I do not have any detail and in view of the fact that this matter is still being discussed with some consultants and that the Oireachtas Committee are also finalising their report on it, I think it would be better not to give any more detail about it.

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