Questions still need to be answered over the RTE payments scandal according to a local senator
Ryan Tubridy is said to be 'shocked' after RTE halted its negotiations for the presenters' return to the airwaves.
Director General Kevin Bakhurst made the announcement last night, saying 'trust between the parties has broken down'.
The Oireachtas Media Committee will meet in private next Tuesday to discuss the payments controversy and the second Grant Thornton report into what happened.
Committee member and Longford based Senator Micheál Carrigy says they want a line drawn under it but questions need to be answered: