Current Government 'will make a decision on future of licence fee', says Varadkar

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says he does not want to see the issue of the licence fee 'kicked down the road any longer'. Picture: David Creedon

A decision on whether Ireland should scrap the TV licence fee will be made during this Government term, the Taoiseach has said.

The Government has not yet made a final decision on the future of the licence fee, but Leo Varadkar said he does not want the issue “kicked down the road any longer.”