RTÉ's €725m funding not 'a reward' for mistakes, insists Kevin Bakhurst

RTE director general Kevin Bakhurst said: 'I think it is our job and we have a moral responsibility and an overall responsibility to demonstrate to audiences the value of RTÉ. It is something absolutely worth paying for.'

RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst has said the €725m funding plan for the broadcaster is not "a reward" for the organisation's mistakes.

On Wednesday, it was announced that the Government would provide the broadcaster with €725m in public funding over the next three years coming from Exchequer-funded top-ups to licence fee sales.