TV licence inspectors face 'agressive verbal abuse' over RTÉ scandals

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Inspections had to be abandoned at various times last year with resilience training being provided to staff

"They were halted at a number of periods, I believe, during the whole scandal and various controversies that we've seen," she said.

"Admin staff might then contact the person involved by phone rather than calling to the house and leaving themselves wide open to this sort of abuse".Ms Walsh said an external expert was brought in for resilience training of staff. "I did ask for guidelines that were separately given to staff by An Post but they didn't supply those.The RTE Television Studios in Donnybrook, 23-06-2023. Image: PA Images / Alamy"You'd imagine people carrying out this job day-to-day are subject to abuse and have a high level of resilience already," she said.Ms Walsh said it also comes as staff there face an uncertain future.

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