Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the officials and thank them for the work they have done, especially in these challenging times.

I will begin with the National Broadband Plan. It is a huge issue in my own constituency of Mayo where over 36,360 premises are in the intervention areas. That equates to over 44% of all premises within the county. From the initial detail that was discussed I want to get a sense of where the deployment is within County Mayo. Two areas which have completed their surveys are Castlebar, with over 2,139 premises, and Ballina which has over 2,500. National Broadband Ireland's website talks about the anticipated date for connection. For Castlebar townlands it will be between August and October 2021. Is it correct to say we are still on schedule for this and can the officials provide me with an update on where we are currently at versus the original schedule?