The Minister for Communications has said there will be no change to the TV licence fee arrangement for now.
Speaking in the Dáil Minister Denis Naughton said he received Government approval earlier this year to draft amendments to the Broadcasting Act, which are undergoing pre-legislative scrutiny in Committee.
"In the meantime there'll be no change to the TV licence fee arrangement", he said.
Fianna Fáil's Shane Cassells said there had been a €6.5 million shortfall in the license fee last year, which he said raised questions around Ireland's public service broadcasting model.
The Minister said the system needed to be reformed and a broader and longer-term view around the public service broadcaster was required.
"What is funded and how it's funded needs to be looked at," he said.
The Minister said he would await the Committee's report before he would make any decision.
Meanwhile, Mr Naughten has said he hopes that a €30m modernisation of An Post will make the company profitable and sustainable within four years.
Speaking on RTÉ's Drivetime, Mr Naughten said the extra cash will "protect the future of the post office network."
He said it will be used to ensure the continued provision of a five-day-a-week postal delivery service and an expansion to six days for parcels.
Mr Naughten said the objective of the modernisation is to make the postal service fit for purpose.
He said that some post offices will close, but this is likely to be in situations where the "postmaster is anxious to get out of business", or where it was not providing its postmaster with income above the minumum wage.
He said he wants to see this done in "an orderly manner", which may allow some business to be transferred to adjoining offices.
