Denis Naughten fails to raise broadband plan review at Cabinet

Communications Minister Denis Naughten has risked provoking fresh rural anger days before the national framework plan launch after failing to discuss at Cabinet a Dáil decision to seek a review of the broadband plan.

Two senior Government press spokespeople confirmed that Mr Naughten did not raise the outcome of last week’s Dáil vote supporting Fianna Fáil calls for the roll-out to be re-examined after a second company pulled out of the project.

On Thursday, the Dáil voted in favour of a Fianna Fáil motion by party communications spokesman Timmy Dooley to seek an immediate two month independent review of the Government’s faltering broadband roll-out scheme.