# RTÉ expected to receive withheld €20m after progress on reforms

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/good-news-for-rte-as-government-sources-confirm-theyll-get-their-e20m-but-one-major-factor-could-yet-see-the-national-broadcasters-controversial-redundancy-scheme-delayed-once-more/
- Published: 2026-10-25T20:40:03+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-25T21:08:12+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16236099/Good-news-RT-government-sources-confirm-theyll-20m-one-major-factor-national-broadcasters-controversial-redundancy-scheme-delayed-more.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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## Key points

- RTÉ is expected to recover the €20 million funding cut.
- Its revised voluntary exit plan still needs approval.
- O’Donovan’s absence could delay the next redundancy round.

## Summary

RTÉ is expected to receive the €20 million withheld from its next year’s funding after the broadcaster demonstrates progress on agreed reforms, government sources say. The money was cut from its expected €260 million allocation because ministers said RTÉ had not moved quickly enough on reforms, including a promised redundancy programme.

Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers is expected to bring a funding memo to Cabinet next month, while RTÉ’s revised business case for a second voluntary exit programme is awaiting approval. The scheme is intended to deliver 400 job cuts by 2029, but only 68 employees have left so far; Minister Patrick O’Donovan’s ongoing hospital stay may delay sign-off. Government sources say the larger dispute concerns the €520 million RTÉ is seeking for 2028 and 2029.

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