Mr. Mark Griffin:

I will make a number of comments there and then I will ask Mr. Mulligan to contribute. In the first instance, this project is fairly unique in that the State is providing for the connection costs. We are not aware that in many other jurisdictions that this is being funded. That is an important consideration. By virtue of the fact that the State is funding this, it provides a far greater opportunity for people in rural Ireland who do not have this service to get access to it at a reasonable price.

My second point is that the figure of €5,000 is the top-level cost. The average figure would be well below that.