Kevin Bakhurst said the broadcaster was of the view that it did not owe its former star presenter any money.
Ryan Tubridy and RTE are in “dispute” over his contract at the broadcaster, the director general has said.
RTE director general Kevin Bakhurst arrives at Leinster House in Dublin, to appear before the Oireachtas Media Committee Appearing before the Oireachtas media committee on Wednesday, Mr Bakhurst also said there was no plan agreed for Tubridy to repay 150,000 euro he was paid in advance by RTE for future personal appearances with a commercial partner.
“I asked him about it. It was in your documents that it was part of the proposed deal if he came back that he was agreeing, if he came back, to repay that money.” “And that had been established that it was, and I felt to move on you had to accept the facts. And you had to also accept you had some role in it, although RTE was largely to blame.Mr Bakhurst rejected the suggestion that his decision to end the negotiations with Tubridy was disproportionate.
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