Former RTÉ director general Dee Forbes will not attend Oireachtas committees due to health reasons

Former RTÉ director general Dee Forbes. Picture: Alan Hamilton

Former RTÉ director general Dee Forbes will not attend a number of Oireachtas committee hearings to discuss the ongoing scandal enveloping the broadcaster due to “health reasons”.

A spokesperson for Ms Forbes confirmed that she would not be attending the coming meetings, scheduled in order to probe the scandal involving undisclosed payments made to presenter Ryan Tubridy.