Where do matters stand in the ongoing RTÉ saga?
Political reporter Sandra Hurley looks at the RTÉ payments controversy, which rumbled on yesterday with a four-hour grilling at the Oireachtas Media Committee.
So where do matters stand after several more developments yesterday in the ongoing saga?
Siloes
RTÉ maintained its central defence that no current executive had a full picture of what went on.
The Chairperson of the RTÉ Board, Siún Ní Raghallaigh, (pictured) said it was shocking to her that conversations that she would have assumed had happened did not take place and individuals were "siloed".
She said there had been a complete lapse of governance.
Ryan Tubridy's future
Fianna Fáil Senator Shane Cassells repeatedly asked about the future of the RTÉ presenter.
Interim Deputy Director General Adrian Lynch replied: "At the moment, for editorial reasons, it is impossible for Ryan Tubridy to be on air."
He also confirmed that Mr Tubridy is being paid while he is off air.
Presenter fees and agents
The RTÉ Chair indicated that change is coming to the practice of negotiating giant salaries for a small number of presenters.
This was in response to Labour Senator Marie Sherlock who asked whether RTÉ was pursuing the correct model.
Ms Ní Raghallaigh said these have been the subject of conversations between herself and incoming director general Kevin Bakhurst.
The resignation
Committee members repeatedly pressed the chairperson as to why she had accepted Dee Forbes' resignation on Monday when that action would put the former director general out of reach of the committee.
Ms Ní Raghallaigh revealed that the board had asked Ms Forbes for her resignation as far back as 16 June.
A disciplinary process was also in place with an intermediary acting to mediate.
