Firm that broadcasts Dáil and Seanad sessions declines to renew 'unsustainable' contract

It comes as the 20 or so workers who manage the live broadcast claim they are currently being paid half the standard industry rate for comparable roles

Outgoing Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl making a speech in the Dáíl that was televised on Oireachtas TV. Pi Communications has said it will' continue to operate as normal until the competition concludes and a new supplier is appointed'. File picture: Oireachtas TV

The company that broadcasts Dáil and Seanad sessions has not bid for the new contract to continue offering the service, because it carried “significant risk” and new obligations made it “unsustainable”.

In a letter to staff on Friday, Pi Communications said it had come to the “difficult decision” following a “careful review” of the new framework put forward by the Houses of the Oireachtas.