Concern raised that RTÉ are failing to advertise that licence fee must be paid

It is understood that Minister Paschal Donohoe told the meeting that RTÉ has a responsibility to ensure that the TV licence is collected

One party source said that until RTÉ makes a concerted effort to deal with falling licence fees, the Government should refuse to provide additional emergency funding. Picture: Leah Farrell/© RollingNews.ie

Fine Gael politicians have expressed concern that RTÉ is purposely failing to advertise that the TV licence fee must be paid.

At the Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting this evening, Kerry TD Brendan Griffin and Senator Micheál Carrigy raised the issue, with Mr Griffin said to have expressed no trust in the current RTÉ board.