* Admissibility date reflects the date the case was officially registered. All other dates pertain to the date in which a stage was completed.
Case Description
Complaint
The Complainant alleged that the National Broadband Plan for Ireland is not a good use of funds and that there are alternative viable options which would serve all of Europe’s rural internet needs.
EIB-CM Action
The EIB-CM analysed the applicable regulatory framework and requested clarifications from the EIB Group concerned services. Given the content of the complaint, the EIB-CM deemed it appropriate to reply by letter in line with § 4 of the EIB-CM Procedures.
Conclusion
The EIB-CM concluded that the allegation is ungrounded with respect to the role of the EIB. The information on the details of the Project is still incomplete, the necessary due diligence has not been completed and no final decision concerning the financing of the Project has been taken by the EIB to date. Given the limited information on the technical details of the Project, it is not possible at this stage to perform a valuable comparison between the Project and other options suggested in the complaint. Finally, the potential financing by EIB of the Project does not exclude availability of EIB financing for other projects and sectors in Ireland.