National Broadband Plan 12 months behind schedule

The 7,000 rural homes connected for high-speed internet as part of the National Broadband Plan to date represents just 1% of the target.

The rollout of Ireland’s €3bn National Broadband Plan is currently 12 months behind schedule, according to the Department of Communications.

Officials from the department with oversight responsibility for the controversial plan appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) this afternoon and admitted that “in absolute terms” the contractor National Broadband Ireland (NBI) “has not delivered” to date.