Minister 'stands over' broadband plan despite 60,000 connections target missed

Peter Hendrick, CEO of National Broadband Ireland, said that over 154,000 connections were "either constructed or under construction".

The minister with responsibility for the National Broadband Plan has told the Dáil he "stands over" the scheme, despite it failing to meet its target of connecting 60,000 homes and premises by the end of this month. 

Ossian Smyth was asked by People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith in the Dáil on Thursday how he "can stand over this rip-off of taxpayer's money", which she said had "missed every one of its targets".