Mr. Patrick Neary:

In June 2015, Eir's initial 300,000 premises proposal was assessed and did not meet the criteria. It was not accepted at the time and it was concluded by December of that year that it had not met the criteria. In 2016 Eir updated that proposal. We have quite extensive technical, financial and deployment criteria and we require the commercial operator to underpin the plan with a commitment. During 2016 we had extensive engagement with Eir on its updated revised plan. At that point it met the criteria. In April the following year it signed a commitment agreement.