Simon Harris says contact with RTÉ over Kanturk carer clip was 'normal'

Fine Gael has been called on to clarify communications Simon Harris’s team had with RTÉ before the airing of the clip

Taoiseach Simon Harris. File Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

The Taoiseach has confirmed that there was contact between his team and RTÉ ahead of the airing of a clip showing his interaction with a carer in a Cork supermarket.

However, Simon Harris said the contact was "normal". Mr Harris on Saturday apologised to Charlotte Fallon after a video of her challenging him on the Government's record on disability services went viral over the weekend.