Heather Humphreys, the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, said that “there are workers in RTE who are paid more than the Taoiseach, UK Prime Minister and the President of America”. “That would not appear to be sustainable into the future so RTE need to be like any business and cut their cloth to suit their measure,” she told RTE Radio. “"RTE deserves to be funded as it is a public service but they need to look at their business model," she said. Salaries for the 10 highest paid RTE presenters, who mainly work as contractors rather than staff, added up to 3 million euro in 2016. “Without action from Government no amount of reform will be enough to save RTE,” a spokesperson said.

Source: Irish Examiner November 08, 2019 13:12 UTC