The Government has agreed a €725 million financing programme for the crisis-hit national broadcaster over the next three years.

The Government has agreed a €725 million funding programme for the national broadcaster over the next three years.

This will be part of a phased voluntary exit programme, which will cost around €50 million.

Catherine Martin said she discussed the programme of reform at the crisis-hit broadcaster.

Mari Hurley has been appointed to the role vacated by Richard Collins last year

The National Union of Journalists said it remained ‘gravely concerned’ at continued uncertainty surrounding the cash-strapped broadcaster.

Director general Kevin Bakhurst said he wants a smaller organisation and one that will produce more projects outside the capital.

Former executives have been asked to waive confidentiality agreements.

RTÉ said it has written to former members of the executive, who departed since 2016, to waive confidentiality regarding exit packages they received

Leo Varadkar said he wants the maximum transparency when it comes to exit packages at the broadcaster.

Fianna Fáil TD Christopher O’Sullivan said people are sick of the drip feed of information coming from RTÉ

Kevin Bakhurst has faced fresh scrutiny about payouts and confidentiality agreements for former executives.

Last week, RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst said he could not share the details of former CFO Richard Collins' exit package due to legal reasons

It comes amid increasing demands for clarity over payouts to departed executives at the national broadcaster

The RTÉ director general said: "Geraldine O’Leary retired from RTÉ, and her role as director of commercial, and did not receive an exit payment.

Minister for Media Catherine Martin said there was a 'moral obligation' for RTÉ's former chief financial officer to give the money back

Mr Bakhurst said management were trying to do “everything we could” to re-establish trust with the Irish public.

On a weekday, RTÉ Radio One has 905,000 people tuning in, an increase of 66,000 year-on-year.

Breda O’Keeffe said she had ‘no awareness’ that the board had not approved her application

The new cap on salaries will mean that nobody at RTÉ can make more than its director general Kevin Bakhurst.

The organisation has also announced plans to reduce its workforce by 400 by 2028.

RTÉ had previously said it was not in a position to deliver the document to the Public Accounts Committee

Director general Kevin Bakhurst told the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee that RTE is facing a loss of between 10-12 million euro this year.

RTÉ is exploring the possibility of selling off part of its Donnybrook campus to raise revenue

RTÉ paid for flights for Irish CNN journalist Donie O’Sullivan to appear on The Late Late Show, before cancelling his appearance at the last minute

Mr Bakhurst refutes claims RTÉ are "refusing" to hand over details