At Ennis District Court, James Scanlon told Judge Alec Gabbett that it is "an unjust law” that requires him to pay the annual €160 TV licence

Licence fee sales dropped during a major financial scandal at RTÉ.

Dublin City university's Dr Roddy Flynn said the new plan does not answer the footing as to how you place funding for public service media on a secure footing

Minister for the Media Catherine Martin had been in favour of a fully state-funded model for the national broadcaster

The chairwoman of the committee Niamh Smyth voted against the abolition of the TV licence fee system.

The chair of the Oireachtas Media Committee, Niamh Smyth, described a new report on the future of the media sector as 'extensive and comprehensive'

Terence O’Rourke appeared before the Media Committee on Wednesday.

The Future of Media Commission recommended that the TV licence be replaced by Exchequer funding.

The largest single bill incurred last year was the €17,284 that was spent at the K Club, or the Kildare Hotel and Country as it is listed in statements.

Here, we have a look at the issues set to dominate political discourse and Dáil discussion in the next week

Mary Lou McDonald said public trust in the pubic service broadcaster has ‘crumbled’ after a series of revelations

Sinn Féin is tabling a Dáil motion on Tuesday which proposes reforming the TV licence fee model

Sinn Féin is ing a direct exchequer funding model for RTÉ, TG4 and other media

Thomas Gould pointed out that last year 13,000 people went through the courts for TV licence evasion

The Fianna Fáil leader suggested he would also be around for a time and would lead the party into the next general election.

This week, the Government agreed to provide a €56 million bail-out for RTÉ after the broadcaster set out plans to reduce its workforce by 400 by 2028.

The Taoiseach said public service broadcasting and impartial and balanced news were more important than ever

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

One fifth of people said there is "no need" for public service broadcasting

Kevin Bakhurst warned of a parliamentary committee in Dublin that failure to implement a new longer term funding model for public service media in Ireland would jeopardise the future of the national broadcaster.

It comes as new figures indicate that 37,089 fewer TV licences have been bought in the eight weeks since the crisis at RTÉ arose.

Finance Minister Michael McGrath said people still need to public service broadcasting.

The Minister for Public Expenditure has said there is no future for RTÉ without the TV licence

There is a legal obligation for TV owners to pay the €160 licence, with 85% of revenue from the scheme going to RTÉ to carry out its public service broadcasting commitments.

Mr Sheridan told Newstalk Breakfast that it was sad to see the fall in people paying their television licence.

The public service broadcaster operates on a dual funding model, with 55% of its income brought in through the licence fee

Some 3,428 fewer households renewed their licence fee when compared with the same time last year

What are the immediate and long-term challenges facing the broadcaster and its new boss, Kevin Bakhurst?

Judge Anthony Halpin said he was "disgusted and appalled" by the recent revelations regarding RTÉ

Criticism has been raised over the number of big fixtures which have been broadcast on GAAGO rather than free-to-air channels

The Future of Media Commission's report made 50 recommendations, 49 of which the Government has said it will adopt 'in principle'

The PAC said RTÉ must ensure any liability due to the Exchequer arising out of an investigation into the broadcaster's use of contractors must be paid from commercial revenue streams