Oireachtas committee fails to entice civil servant regards broadband investigation

The Department of Public Expenditure’s top civil servant has refused to come before an Oireachtas committee investigation into broadband today.

Department secretary general Robert Watt has snubbed the Communications, Climate Action and Environment Committee after being asked to appear to answer questions on the National Broadband Plan. Mr Watt has raised concerns around the cost of the plan with the Government before it decided to press ahead with the €5bn project.