Varadkar slams Sinn Féin idea to use ESB for broadband plan as 'political stunt'

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has slapped down calls by Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin to use the ESB to roll out high-speed broadband, saying this could be “illegal” and would cause delays for rural Ireland.

A move by Sinn Féin to bring a Dáil motion on the issue was a “political stunt”, he argued, as demands for a review of the controversial €3bn project were also rejected.