RTE director general Kevin Bakhurst has said he wants to “minimise uncertainty” for staff as redundancies are among the proposed cost-cutting plans for the broadcaster.
The Government has agreed to provide 56 million euros in additional funding to help RTE cover funding shortfalls this year and next year after the organisation published plans to reduce its workforce.
The plan involves cutting staff by 400 people by 2028, but Mr Bakhurst said that this includes 150 staff due to retire over that period.
Mr Bakhurst has also pledged that no-one at RTE will earn more than the director general’s salary of 250,000 euro a year, and said that “unfortunately” 10 million euro in planned cuts next year will impact on TV and radio content.
Ministers signed off on the interim funding package, subject to certain conditions, at cabinet on Tuesday.
The move was confirmed as Mr Bakhurst…
