RTÉ does not have 'adequate revenues' to deliver public service remit

Dee Forbes: Over a quarter of households now don’t pay their TV licence at all, RTÉ's director general will tell the PAC. File picture: Maxwells

RTÉ does not have “adequate revenues” to deliver against its public service remit, while “persistent” Government failures have led to lost jobs in the broadcast sector, a Dáil committee will hear today.

The State broadcaster, which has been dealing with financial issues for many years, will tell the Public Accounts Committee this afternoon that it is losing €50m each year on the television licence due to evasion and the increase in ineligible homes.