Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Let me read it to Mr. Bakhurst because it was a Newstalk interview that was later documented, or I should say written, by a journalist in Irish Independent. It states:

Mr. Bakhurst made it clear that he held Kelly, along with some RTÉ manages who have behaved shamefully, responsible for the whole affair. “Whether RTÉ is fully to blame, I am not sure ... I accept that," he said. "There was more than one party to the agreement.”

I listened to the interview. The interviewer asked Mr. Bakhurst if he was talking about Noel Kelly and he said “Yes”. Mr. Bakhurst stands over those comments.