Abolishing TV licence fee 'a danger to democracy' - Taoiseach 

The current broadcast fund is to be replaced by a new Media Fund to support schemes for print, online and broadcast media at local, regional and national level

The Government has also committed to putting in place an “interim” funding mechanism for RTÉ until a conclusion on the new licence fee model is finalised.

Abolishing the licence fee and having RTÉ fully funded by the taxpayer represented “a danger to democracy”, the Taoiseach has said.

The Taoiseach was speaking at a press conference after the Cabinet published its response to the Future of Media Commission report which called for the licence fee to be abolished and replaced by direct exchequer funding.