Simon Coveney: Government has nothing to hide in relation to broadband plan costs

The government has nothing to hide in relation to the €3bn National Broadband Plan and will explain its decision and the project costs in due course, the Tánaiste says.

Simon Coveney has also challenged critics of the plan - branded by the opposition as “the worst deal ever seen” after it emerged that the selected private operator will own a €3bn asset despite investing just €200m in the scheme - to show how they could deliver high-speed broadband to rural Ireland cheaper and more effectively.