RTÉ has 'paid the price for being transparent' over presenter pay, Kevin Bakhurst says

RTÉ deputy director general Adrian Lynch, director general Kevin Bakhurst, and board chairman Terence O'Rourke arriving for a meeting with communications minister Patrick O'Donovan. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

RTÉ has “paid the price for transparency" by revealing Derek Mooney was not included in the broadcaster's top 10 highest-earning presenters, its director general has claimed.

Kevin Bakhurst said the controversy which followed the revelations was “not an incentive to be more transparent", which he said is disappointing for RTÉ, as the organisation wanted to be more candid.