Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 June 2021
279. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the allocation her Department made to RTÉ separate to monies allocated from the licence fee; and the breakdown of the allocation in 2020 and 2021. [33577/21]
View answerRTE is dual funded from commercial revenue and licence fee receipts.
There was no funding allocated to RTE in 2020, other than in respect of the licence fee.
The only additional funding allocated by my Department in 2021 was in respect of the funding agreed to support Irish language broadcasting in Northern Ireland alongside the New Decade, New Approach agreement.
In 2021, this will amount to funding of €100,000 for RTE to support the promotion of Irish language broadcasting in Northern Ireland.
In the interest of completeness, my Department from time to time enters into arrangements for the production of broadcast material relating to programmes including, for example, commemorations and the Creative Ireland programme.
