The Director General of RTÉ has ruled out compulsory redundancies as a part of cost-cutting measures at the troubled broadcaster for the moment.
Kevin Bakhurst said that he is "absolutely not considering compulsory redundancies at the moment".
But he followed up with the remark that "we may have to at some point", adding that he has spoken to unions about this issue.
He said that compulsory redundancies would be a "last resort".
Mr Bakhurst also said that he hoped a register of interests for RTÉ workers would be published "in relatively short order".
He was speaking to reporters following a meeting with Minister for Media Catherine Martin and RTÉ Board chair Siún Ní Raghallaigh. that came ahead of the publication of an interim report on RTÉ's barter account system.
Funding overhaul up to Government
In relation to future funding, Mr Bakhurst said that a recommendation from the Future of Media Commission to replace the licence fee with a taxation approach was "a really interesting thing to be explored".
The national broadcaster's chief revealed that he had discussed the taxation model with a fellow director general about how the model operates in Norway.
However, he said that the timing for funding reform would "have to be right", adding that it was a matter for the Government.
Mr Bakhurst also said that the replacement for Ryan Tubridy on RTÉ radio is a matter for Radio 1.
Asked if Mr Tubridy was still in contract with RTÉ, Kevin Bakhurst said that he did not want to "talk about Ryan anymore" as it is not "fair on Ryan".
He said that he has received no notification of possible legal action being taken by the former presenter against the public service broadcaster.
Mr Bakhurst was asked what the reaction he had received from RTÉ presenters over the prospect of possible salary reductions. He said that it "varies depending on which presenter you're talking to".
Today's press conference with Mr Bakhurst and Ms Ní Raghallaigh was interrupted at the end by climate protesters who called on RTÉ to significantly increase its climate coverage.
Mr Bakhurst told protesters that he agreed that RTÉ's coverage of climate change needed to increase.
"This going to be a really important part of our new season that we're going to announce in the next few days", he said.
