Media minister refuses to say if he will sign off on pay hike for RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst

It has been suggested RTÉ board could seek to increase the director general’s salary from €250,000 to €300,000, which would have to be signed off by Patrick O'Donovan

RTÉ director general may be in line for a €50,000 pay increase. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

Media minister Patrick O’Donovan has remained coy on whether he would sign off on a pay increase for RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst.

In April, public expenditure minister Jack Chambers confirmed the salaries of chief executives in commercial State bodies could be reviewed and increased.