Ms Bairbre Nic Aongusa:

The consultation process with the islands started in early 2020. From January to April 2020, public meetings were held on eleven islands and, when the pandemic happened, they moved online. I will ask my colleague, Ms Ní Chonghaile, to speak on those meetings and on our plans for the remaining meetings.

On the timeline for the policy, the Minister has given a commitment that the policy will be ready for her consideration by the middle of this year and we are still aiming for that timeline. We will have a draft for the Minister's consideration by the summer and hope to look at publishing it this year, subject to any issues that arise in the consultation process.

I ask Ms Ni Chonghaile to say a few words about the consultation, and then I will come back to the 20%.