He said the payments scandal that rocked the broadcaster was a “testing time” for the station and its staff
RTE ’s Director-General Kevin Bakhurst said he believes some people at the station were treated “unfairly” during grillings by members of the Oireachtas Media Committee.
“I feel they were unfair on a few issues and unfair on a few colleagues to be honest with you. I mean, I don’t really care what they say about me… but there were some colleagues who appeared there, who I think were treated by some individuals a little bit unfairly and I think people recognised that,” he said.
"It was a testing time, and, you know, the committee had asked a lot of questions that they were right to ask,” he said. But he said he was “shocked” at TD Brendan Griffin’s statement that he would rather buy a round of drinks than pay the licence fee. "I just thought, paying the licence fee is the law actually and you’re a representative of the country,” he said.
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