RTÉ licence fee: Government locks in €725m of public funding over three years 

Cabinet to retain TV licence charge at €160 — but will also pump €725m of public money into beleaguered broadcaster 

The Government plans to retain the TV licence fee and supplement it with extra funding. Picture: Andy Gibson

Details of a new funding model for RTÉ, and of additional public funding to be allocated for the State broadcaster, are due to be signed off by the Government.

Media minister Catherine Martin will bring a memo to Cabinet on Wednesday on the future funding of public service media in Ireland. The three-year State funding package for RTÉ is broken down as follows: