Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 19 April 2023
Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ
Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
Tá cúpla ceist agam. Ms Ní Raghallaigh will appreciate that one of the primary responsibilities of the chair and the authority is the appointment of a new chief executive, and I certainly welcome the appointment of Kevin Bakhurst. However, I have to say it was not appropriate that a lot of that process was aired in public media. It was completely unfair to the candidates who were involved. If Ms Ní Raghallaigh or I were going for an interview, we would not want it splashed across the front pages. What assurances can Ms Ní Raghallaigh, as chair of the board, give us with regard to similar processes in RTÉ in the future so similar events do not occur?
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