Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport

General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Ms Susan Kirby:

Absolutely. There will be underinvestment and it will not hit its target for its own strategy. I have to say we are not across the exact investments it is planning but it will have a direct impact. RTÉ referenced fixed costs. I presume this, therefore, means we are considered a variable cost. This means we will be subject to the cut. We are making a plea on behalf of our industry to say that while we are sympathetic to RTÉ's economic challenge, we too need to be protected as an industry and to be protected economically. We would like to see RTÉ commit to that 25%.