RTÉ puts €1.75m cost estimate on voucher plan for 1,900 staff

Vouchers are part of an interim arrangement agreed by RTÉ and the RTÉ Trade Union Group

An RTÉ spokesman said on Thursday that the vouchers 'will issue as early as possible in the new year following a tender process'. File picture: Mark Stedman

Cash-strapped RTÉ has put an estimated cost of €1.75m on its plan to distribute non-taxable vouchers valued up to €1,000 to staff.

That is according to RTÉ tender documents for the planned voucher give-away which states that there will be around 1,900 employees receiving the cards in 2025.