Broadband plan would cost €3bn over 25 years

The roll-out of the National Broadband Plan would cost in the region of €3bn, the Taoiseach has said. Leo Varadkar said the Government needed to spend “a little bit more time” before it could bring a decision to Cabinet on the matter.

He revealed the cost, including Vat, contingencies and so on, could be in the region of €3bn, albeit spread over 25 years. However, the benefits must be borne in mind, he said during Leaders’ Questions in the Dail.