RTÉ Payments Scandal

Minister denounces reports of up to 400 redundancies at RTÉ

Ossian Smyth says the Media Minister is working to protect employees as crisis continues to rock the national broadcaster

Ossain Smyth, Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure: “I just want to say there's absolutely no truth to those reports whatsoever.” Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

A government minister has denounced media reports that up to 400 RTÉ could be laid off under proposed Cabinet measures.

Ossian Smyth, a Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, said there was no truth to the reports and that Catherine Martin, the Media Minister, is working to protect employees as crisis continues to rock the national broadcaster - a sentiment which has been echoed by the chairperson of the Oireachtas media committee.