In the submission, RTÉ Director-General Dee Forbes says that since the crisis took hold, licence fee sales have "fallen sharply", adding: "Given that national evasion levels were already at almost 13% prior to the Covid emergency, this current situation has intensified an existing problem."
She outlines ways in which RTÉ is continuing to meet the needs of audiences, but warns "... there can be no doubt that the delivery of this level of service, with such financial uncertainty and compromised resources, does have consequences for the organisation in both the short and medium term." "This has placed significant additional demands on our operational support staff in particular and reduced studio capacity," according to the director-general.
"RTÉ has honoured all existing contractual arrangements with respective independent production companies, but many of these programmes may not now be made until 2021," says the submission. While it has been resourceful in terms of its continued promotion of live musical performances throughout this period, RTÉ says the demands of maintaining a safe site with physical distancing are making the options around live performances very difficult.
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