Junior minister rules out 400 job cuts at RTÉ in wake of payments scandal

Junior minister at the Department of Communications, Ossian Smyth. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

There is “no question” of 400 jobs being cut at RTÉ in the wake of the hidden payments scandal, junior minister Ossian Smyth has said.

It follows reports in the Irish Mail on Sunday that the Government could look at introducing a redundancy scheme for RTÉ staff, which would focus on higher-paid staff but may have up to 400 job cuts.