Sir, – The symbiotic relationship between politicians and RTÉ gorging itself on the supposed scandal of where a single presenter ought to be ranked has been blown out of all proportion, not least by the station itself. How it merits leading news bulletins following repetitive daily saturation coverage exposes underlying insecurity at the station.How politicians can’t routinely and quickly dispose of the issue and concentrate on some of society’s real challenges is doing little for confidence in politics. After setting out a roadmap for reform, the impulse seems to be to undermine its implementation for a headline.We may live to regret the damage being done to public service broadcasting. Look at what’s happening to silence critical journalism elsewhere. Is that where we want to end up? – Yours, etc,PAT RABITTE,Dublin 22.Sir, – I fully empathise with RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst when claiming the national broadcaster has “paid the price for transparency”, in the context of its latest pay controversy with regard to Derek Mooney.Bakhurst’s dilemma, in his efforts to create a more transparent culture at RTÉ, of being “damned if you do and damned if you don’t” should be well understood by politicians, yet doesn’t seem to diminish their excessive avarice to feast at the RTÉ table at every opportunity. -Yours, etc, MICHAEL GANNON, Kilkenny City.Sir, – Who has been paid what, where and why? Honestly, enough is enough. The amount of airtime that is being given to this debacle is completely absurd. Give us all a break. – Yours, etc,LAURA O’MARA,Stillorgan,Co Dublin.[ RTÉ ex-DG Dee Forbes decided Derek Mooney would be classified as producer, committee toldOpens in new window ]