Mr. Mark Griffin:

We are working hard on the contract clauses and financial aspects and so on. We are trying hard to be in a position to close out the contract in the coming months. I cannot give the committee a definitive date. We are really pushing the boat out because, no more than committee members who have constituents who are kicking down the door to get broadband in rural Ireland, we want to deliver this. We believe it is the right thing to do and that it can make a fundamental difference. Notwithstanding the criticism we have received about the robustness of the process and lack of competition and so on, we believe that we have a robust outcome from all the work we have done in recent years.