Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The company would have to rent the poles or build its own. Within two years, the contractor would be active in every single county.

I understand the grid is separated into 110 zones of 5,000 each. I presume there is a certain logic based on the nodes, as the Deputy described. The MANs and Eir exchanges will be the base from which they will start. They will seek to deliver on a least cost basis but it is certainly the intention that this will be done in a fair way. The company must hit its targets and it will making its plans clear at an early date.