Report on the Cross-border broadband initiative: the Bytel project together with the minutes of proceeding of the Committee relating to the report and the minutes of evidence twenty-ninth report
Northern Ireland Assembly reports 253/11-16
- Corporate Author:
- Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Assembly Public Accounts Committee
- Author:
- Michaela Boyle (chairperson)
- Publisher:
- TSO (The Stationery Office)
The Bytel project aimed to provide high-speed broadband connectivity between Belfast, Craigavon, Armagh, Dundalk and Dublin. The project promoter was Bytel Ltd and a subsidiary, Bytel Networks Ltd, was established to deliver the project. The project received funding from the European Union (EU) Interreg III programme. The Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) was accountable to the European Commission, the Northern Ireland Executive and the Irish Government for managing and delivering this programme. Departmental responsibility for SEUPB lies with the Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP) in Northern Ireland and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in the Republic of Ireland. SEUPB appointed the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI) in Northern Ireland and the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR) in the Republic of Ireland as Joint Implementing Agents (JIAs) for the project. As a cross-border project, effective co-operation was required between the departments in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and SEUPB. However, from the outset there were serious failings in the handling of the project, with a catalogue of mismanagement, poor communication and inadequate responses to warnings. As a result, the project delivered very poor value for money.
| Extent | iv, 111p. | ISBN | 9780339605855 |
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| Size | N/A | Price | £14.00 |
| Format | Paperback | Published | 01 Jul 2015 |
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