Mr. Peter Hendrick:

The Deputy is right that the level of utilisation is probably different in different locations. However, the Department of Rural and Community Development is supporting the Connected Hubs programme. It has offered vouchers to people to go and use them. Equally, we have partnered with the Rise Foundation which is enabling technology and is supporting the funding of technology in some of those digital hubs. We had our board meeting in Cork in May with our board members. We have seen the benefit that it has brought to community hubs where there had not been any life in the community for a long period of time. We had men's sheds and the GAA in Carrigaline. They are starting to utilise them. The access to technology and learning how to use the technology are critical parts to people utilising it.