Mr. Gerry Fahy:

It is very welcome. As I expressed earlier, there are known black spots and they have been known for a long time. It can be an issue of planning permission. One initiative of the broadband task force, which I understand has had some early success, is the appointment of broadband officers in various local authority areas. Their role pertains to both fixed and mobile broadband and is to seek to work to grease the wheels of the planning processes, to identify blockages and seek potential solutions. Operators have expressed a willingness to share masts if that will help the planning process. They do a lot of sharing already and this is a recommendation we would strongly support. We believe there is good traction on it.