RTÉ refuses to release Dee Forbes' contract despite request from PAC

RTÉ told said it will reconsider the request for former DG Dee Forbes' contract only if PAC raises a 'particular question or issue or concern' that can only be addressed with reference to the contract. File picture: RTÉ

RTÉ is declining to release a full copy of former director general Dee Forbes' contract, as well as details of exit packages provided to other executives within the broadcaster.

A new set of documents, provided to the public accounts committee (PAC) by RTÉ, contains a refusal to disclose whether other individuals at RTÉ were provided with voluntary redundancies, despite their roles remaining in existence.