Ms Deirdre McCarthy:

To answer the Senator's question regarding the extras, we are reflecting a diverse range of gender and everything but these people will not be seen. They are blurred. They are not part of the actual focus. The charge is that what we are doing here does not reflect reality and that it is some sort of fake news. That is not true. Everything we do every single day to uphold the reputation and integrity of RTÉ News is applied here. It is the same.