Kevin Bakhurst says he is 'not breathing easy’ despite new €725m RTÉ funding plan

RTÉ director-general Kevin Bakhurst at the RTE campus in Donnybrook (Brian Lawless/PA)

RTÉ’s director-general has said he is “not breathing easy” despite a new Government plan which will see the national broadcaster receiving 725 million euros over three years.

On Wednesday, the Government agreed the new financing programme which will guarantee levels of funding for the crisis-hit station through a system of direct Exchequer top-ups to licence fee sales.