Ms Tara Collins:

It operates on a rolling 18-month basis. As Mr. Hendrick said, we are committed to try to bring it to at least a two-year rolling update. We have tried to bring it up to a higher level without the need to enter an Eircode. The website nbi.ie/rolloutgives a list of the first 21 deployment areas where we are active. It will give estimated dates of when connection can be expected. That information is there now. We know we need to provide more granular detail, and we are working hard to do that. The information beyond 18 months is not there yet. Obviously, when Covid hit, we could not do any of the plans we had for this year, such as roadshows, town halls, pop-up shops and demonstration centres.

We have done door drops for the first five deployment areas. Carrigaline, Galway, Limerick, Cavan and, next week, Ballinasloe are all getting door drops. They will be told when they can expect to be connected. Soon after that, we will go with a nationwide campaign. We had planned a nationwide one a little bit further down the line but given Covid and the need for information, we will be door dropping to 544,000 homes over the next eight to ten weeks.