Joanna Byrne (Louth, Sinn Fein)

Well done. I want to touch on reconnection times. We all know how bad Storm Éowyn was and the impact it had not just on homes but also businesses, post offices and lines of survival for many older and rural people. In some places, it took over a week to restore connectivity. People want to hear that the witnesses can categorically guarantee a swifter reconnection time this winter. I was thrown when reference was made to Storm Amy. There were eight days of reconnection during the most recent storm. Will there be significant timelines like that this winter or are the witnesses confident that should we be hit with a big storm, we will be able to turn around reconnection within a faster timeline?