An Post are not collecting enough licence fees, says RTE

RTE are accusing An Post of failing to meet targets for television licence fee collection, describing their performance as "disappointing and below target".

Correspondence released to The Sunday Times under the Freedom of Information Act shows that RTE made a complaint to the Department of Communications, who awarded a contract to An Post to collect the licence fee.

The correspondence shows that RTE described An Post's performance as "below expectations and significantly below budgeted income levels for RTE for 2016."

RTE claim that An Post failed to meet targets n 2015 and had further lowered their target for 2016.

The most recent licence fee evasion rate currently stands at 13.75%.

An Post said its targets are set each year by the Department of Communications, who in turn claim the reduction in collection on a decrease in television sets in homes.