Naughten successor vote poses test for Varadkar

After a dramatic week the Government will face another challenge to secure a vote to appoint a successor to former minister Denis Naughten.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has now vowed to treat the roll-out of rural broadband as his “personal crusade” and has commissioned an audit to ensure the tendering process was not compromised by Mr Naughten’s numerous meetings with businessman David McCourt.