PAC 'in a strong position' if they opt to compel witnesses as RTÉ get second Tubridy report 

Paul McAuliffe said that the Public Accounts Committee will now have the opportunity to look into the “consistency” of the evidence that had been presented to the committee by members of staff in RTÉ through the second report. File picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Fianna Fáil TD Paul McAuliffe has said that the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has been informed by Parliamentary Legal Affairs that they are “in a strong position” if they choose to compel witnesses.

Mr McAuliffe, who is a member of the PAC, said they anticipate they will receive a copy of the second Grant Thornton report which has been delivered to RTÉ.