In an email to RTÉ staff this evening, RTÉ Director-General, Kevin Bakhurst confirmed as follows:

Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to confirm that we have been informed by the Department of Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport that the Department of Public Expenditure NDP Delivery and Reform has approved RTÉ’s proposed Voluntary Exit Programme (VEP). This approval of the VEP represents an important milestone in the implementation of RTÉ’s five-year strategy.

We will share full details and the terms of the VEP with you in the coming days once all of the necessary materials have been finalised and the processes are in place. I can confirm that the approved VEP relates to 2025 so that those whose applications are accepted within the terms of the scheme will leave the organisation this year.  I would also like to confirm that members of the RTÉ Leadership Team are not eligible to apply for the VEP.

We will launch the Voluntary Exit Programme in full as soon as we are in a position to do so.

Many thanks,
Kevin

KEVIN BAKHURST
DIRECTOR-GENERAL, RTÉ

ENDS