Fintan Warfield (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is ridiculous that the Minister would not think she would be asked whether she had confidence in Siún Ní Raghallaigh. If that did not cross the Minister's mind, I suppose she did not think about texting Siún Ní Raghallaigh or having the decency to tell her what she was going to say on "Prime Time". Certainly, that is the question I would expect if I were the Minister going out to RTÉ, with everything that was going on. Whether I had confidence in the chairperson of RTÉ is the one question I would expect to be asked. The Minister did not anticipate that question. I think that is slightly ridiculous. It fails to give a level of decency to Siún Ní Raghallaigh, who has been an incredible public servant. Many people I have spoken to think she was steadying the ship. She has given incredible public service to her country both in TG4 and RTÉ. The Minister did not think to pick up the phone to her before addressing the nation on "Prime Time".