TV licence fee evasion costing €50m per year, RTÉ tells committee

RTÉ’s television controller, Adrian Lynch said there were more than a quarter of a million people who evade the licence fee and a further 140,000 households without a TV. Picture: Oireachtas TV/PA Wire

The “broken” TV licence system is costing about 50 million euros in lost revenue each year, RTÉ’s television controller has said.

Adrian Lynch said there were more than a quarter of a million people who evade the licence fee and a further 140,000 households without a TV.