The Government has dismissed calls to widen the scope of the review of the National Broadband Plan (NBP) after it emerged then finance minister Michael Noonan met with senior Enet executives in 2016. The Government has dismissed calls to widen the scope of the review of the National Broadband Plan (NBP) after it emerged then finance minister Michael Noonan met with senior Enet executives in 2016. The disclosure of the meeting comes after Denis Naughten resigned as communications minister over a series of private meetings with businessman David McCourt. Mr McCourt is the lead figure in the sole remaining bidder for the €1bn broadband contract and a minority shareholder in Enet. The meeting between Mr Noonan and Enet executives took place in December 2016 to discuss, among other issues, the company's management, maintenance and operation of 94 State-owned Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs).

Source: Irish Independent October 20, 2018 01:30 UTC