TV Licence

19:03, 19 NOV 2023

100,000 fewer TV licences sold this year, resulting in €16.1m loss in revenue

The number of people paying the licence fee has plummeted since the RTÉ payments scandal in June, new figures show

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Survey reveals over 60% of people want TV licence fee scrapped, with 43% saying it is 'dated'

"Recent months have seen a substantial drop off in the numbers buying or renewing their TV licence and unless RTÉ can win back public trust, this trend could continue"

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Latest TV licence fee figures show slight recovery in sales decline

The number of TV licences sold has continuously fallen since the start of the RTÉ scandal

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Further woes for RTÉ as TV licence fee collection falls again

The number of people paying the TV licence fee has fallen each week since RTÉ revealed that it had under declared Ryan Tubridy's salary

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Paschal Donohoe says people shouldn’t be jailed for not paying their TV licence

Public Expenditure Minister says he understands why droves are not paying the fee in the wake of RTE scandal

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Irish mum's TV licence arrest hell as she's 'dragged barefoot from house in pyjamas' by gardai

'She does not have a TV or radio because of her mental health issues. Plus she’s on disability allowance so she is exempt from paying for a TV licence.'

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TV licence fees sales plummet by 37% in third week of July amid RTE financial scandal

It is the third week in a row that TV licence fee sales have fallen in the wake of the financial scandal rocking RTÉ.

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Huge drop in numbers paying TV licence in second week of July amid RTE scandal

Media Minister Catherine Martin says that it is too early to say if a trend is developing as she confirmed that the number of people paying the licence fee in the first two weeks of July has fallen compared to last year.

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TD says Government may have to 'revisit' suggestion of scrapping TV licence fee amid RTE revenue drop

The Government rejected a suggestion from the Future of Media Commission that would introduce a new public funding model by placing the current TV Licence system with Exchequer funding derived from general tax revenue.

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July licence fee renewals fall by over €500,000 in wake of RTÉ scandal

New figures released to Fine Gael TD Brendan Griffin show that between a drop off in renewals and newly purchased licences, TV licence fee revenue dropped by €934,000 across June and the first week of July compared to the same period last year.

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RTE facing €100million TV licence fee black hole as fierce backlash anticipated

The financial deficit is expected to run into millions as it remains to be seen how much the public will refuse to pay up

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Five reasons you can legally avoid paying the €160 TV licence fee

There are ways to get away without being hit with a €1,000 fine for not paying

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RTE raked in €3.7 billion in TV Licence cash over last 20 years - but is still cash-strapped

The figures were released by the Minister for Culture, Tourism , Arts and the Media Carherine Martin at the request of Sinn Fein TD Aengus O Snodaigh

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There's a €580 payment a lot of people don't know they're entitled to - here's how to check

Just one person per household is entitled to claim the package, but anyone aged 70 or over qualifies for it

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All the people who don't need to pay Ireland's TV licence fee and may not even realise it

Households in Ireland with a television, even if it is broken, are required to have a TV licence which costs €160 every year. But there are certain groups who can get a free TV licence and they may not even realise it.

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TV licence evasion costs RTE €65m a year as State broadcaster fears for its future without funding reform

RTE’s Director of Strategy, Rory Coveney, defended the station’s calls for reform.

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Owners of laptops, tablets and smartphones could soon be stung with TV licence fees

Media Minister Catherine Martin said that the Government will be looking at expanding the reach of licence inspectors to allow them collect TV licence fees even if you don’t have a TV

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Government agrees to TV licence fee reform and interim funding for RTE

RTE director-general Dee Forbes welcomed the interim funding committed to by Government and said the national broadcaster would engage with the technical group on the 'utterly broken' licence fee system

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Who doesn't have to pay the €160 TV licence as changes on the way

The €160 annual fee, is collected by An Post and distributed by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media altogether, but this was rejected.

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The groups that don't have to pay the TV licence as Government to consider new ways to collect

Speaking on RTE's Morning Ireland, he said: "Broadcasting in our country is an exceptionally important part of our democracy and of our society, and I and the Government do want to support that"

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An Post collected €220 million in TV licence fees in 2021 - most of which went to RTE

The €160 licence fee distribution for 2021 was €9.9 million to An Post, €14.7 million to BAI and a staggering €196.1 million to RTE

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Scrapping TV licence fee a 'too hot to handle' recommendation in upcoming Government report

The Future of Media Commission will report shortly and reform of the TV licence scheme will be a hot topic

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All the people who don't actually have to pay the RTE TV licence fee and may not even realise

If you have a TV or equipment capable of receiving a television signal, a licence is required even if the TV is broken, as it is considered capable of being repaired

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Irish TV licence inspectors facing 'copycat abuse attacks generated on Facebook'

Claims have emerged about hard-working TV inspectors at An Post being targeted at some homes with 'appalling verbal attacks'

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