Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In fairness, the committee has spoken about engaging with the mobile phone and broadband task force. We want it to consider this work and the idea of getting the State to do it, probably resulting in better engagement between constituents and Deputies on broadband provision. This is an alternative to our submitting requests to telecommunications companies on the basis of what they cannot do, particularly regarding the national broadband plan.

I realise I am probably out of time. I want to follow up on Deputy O'Rourke's remarks on the NTA. We are all aware of the value of remote working and we all realise people are considering the idea of hybrid working. A flexible tax-saver scheme is logical in this regard. The NTA seems to have jettisoned this idea in the past while. I accept what the Minister is saying about obstacles but we knew about those beforehand. The NTA had said it was working on the matter and at times gave dates for completion. What is the timeline? Before we even have the infrastructure in place, could we not consider offering people the facility in question? We could introduce the tests afterwards.