Updated 14:45
The Taoiseach says the report into the National Broadband Plan procurement process will be published in a matter of days.
The report examines whether the process was undermined by meetings between former Communications Minister Denis Naughten and businessman David McCourt.
The government received the report yesterday and it is now with the Attorney General.
While Ministers didn't see the full review at their cabinet meeting this morning they were briefed by Communications Minister Richard Bruton.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar addressed the issue in the Dáil this afternoon.
"I received the report yesterday," he said.
"It has to go through due process, as I am sure you will appreciate, so it is with the Attorney General now as parts of it may need to be redacted for commercial reasons.
"Secondly, the people named in it have to be given an opportunity to comment or reply on it.
"We would anticipate publishing it as soon as we possibly can. I would anticipate that being in a matter of days rather than a matter of weeks."
National Broadband Plan
Mr Varadkar asked consultant Peter Smyth to conduct a review of the private meetings that then Communications Minister Denis Naughten had with businessman David McCourt - and whether or not they undermined the bidding process for the multi-million Euro plan.
Mr McCourt is the head of the consortium which is the last group remaining in the tender process for the lucrative contract to roll out broadband to the entire country.
The controversy led to Deputy Naughten's resignation last month.
Rural broadband
The report has been eagerly awaited to see if the National Broadband Plan process can go ahead - or if, as Fianna Fáil thinks, it has been compromised.
The main opposition party has previously called for control of the plan to be transferred to a semi-state firm like the one behind Irish Water.
Fianna Fáil's communications spokesperson, Timmy Dooley, earlier this month said large-scale semi-States already have the experience needed to deliver massive logistical schemes.
