Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 July 2020
123. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding provided to RTÉ in each of the years, 2019, 2018 and 2017; the sum allocated to RTÉ in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15501/20]
View answerMy Department receives licence fee monies from An Post for direct sales and a contribution from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection in respect of free licences issued under the Household Benefits Scheme.
My Department pays An Post costs as collection agent, 7% of net receipts to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) for the Broadcasting Fund and the balance to RTÉ. The total payments to RTÉ were €184.80m in 2017, €188.57m in 2018 and €196.55m in 2019. Total licence fee funding in 2020 has not yet been determined as the final amount is contingent on licence fee sales to the public to end 2020. Payments to date for 2020 (end June) amount to €89.32m. RTÉ publishes details of all TV licence receipts in their annual reports which can be found at https://about.rte.ie/reports-and-policies/annual-reports/.
