A Donegal TD believes that the statement from the Board of RTE due to be released at 3pm will not provide any clarity on the ongoing controversy surrounding the hidden payments made to Ryan Tubridy.
It comes as its been confirmed that former RTE Director General Dee Forbes will not attend the Oireachtas Media Committee hearings on the payments.
A spokesperson confirmed that it’s due to health reasons.
Meanwhile, the Media Minister Catherine Martin says details of an independent review into the culture and management at RTÉ will be ready by the end of the week.
Speaking in the Dail this hour to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Sinn Fein TD Pearse Doherty accused RTE of misleading both the Government and the general public:
