Mr. Gavin Brown:

As Mr. Mulligan said, at the end of 2022 and into 2023 NBI and ourselves undertook a full review of the deployment plan and technical solution for all remaining islands. The output is a confirmed plan for all islands. Of the seven Mr. Mulligan mentioned, a number were in 2027 and have been brought forward by a number of months. Inis Meáin, Inis Mór and Inis Oírr were originally forecast to be ready for service in June and August 2027, respectively. All three islands will now be ready in June 2026, an improvement of between 12 and 14 months. Of the other islands we looked at, Sherkin and Cape Clear were forecast for April 2026 and are now planned for March 2025, an acceleration of circa 13 months. Valentia Island was in the current plan for 2027 and has now been brought forward by 14 months to the end of 2025. It is not a huge improvement but we have improved Achill Island by two to three months: it was September 2025 and is now June 2025. There are a number of other islands, if the Deputy would like me to go through them.