Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Peter Smith is the independent process auditor; therefore, he is not internal. We should have the terms of reference in the next couple of days and anticipate that he should be able to report to the Government within three to four weeks. The final tender for the national broadband plan was received on 18 September and is being evaluated by the Department's procurement team. I ask Deputies on all sides of the House but particularly the Opposition benches to be careful in their language. There may be some people who want the national broadband plan to fail and some who think there may be political gain in it failing, but it is still in process.

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