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Public Accounts Committee rejects Bakhurst’s offer for summary of RTÉ legal note

Broadcaster had offered a summary of a note taken during a key meeting relating to Ryan Tubridy’s contract in May 2020

The broadcaster’s refusal to hand over the note, Bakhurst said, was a “point of principle”.

The Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has rejected an offer from RTÉ to provide a summary of a contentious legal note taken during a key meeting relating to Ryan Tubridy’s contract in May 2020.

Kevin Bakhurst, RTÉ’s director general, wrote to the PAC on Wednesday evening saying the broadcaster could not still hand over the document due to legal constraints but offered to provide a summary of the contents of the legal note in private ...