TV licence system 'utterly broken', RTÉ boss to tell TDs

Dee Forbes, the State broadcaster’s director-general, is expected to tell the Public Accounts Committee on Thursday that the “core structural funding problems” of Irish publicly-funded media are not only still present, but  “deteriorating quickly”. Picture: Maxwell Photography

The head of RTÉ is set to warn politicians tomorrow that the TV licence fee system is “utterly broken” and Irish public broadcasters are currently losing an estimated €65m annually.

Dee Forbes, the State broadcaster’s director-general, is expected to tell the Public Accounts Committee on Thursday that the “core structural funding problems” of Irish publicly-funded media are not only still present, but  “deteriorating quickly”.