New figures show that TV licence revenue fell again in the first week of August, with €900,000 less revenue collected than in the same week last year.
TV licence sales for that week were 9,361 compared with 15,030 in the same period in 2022 - a drop of 37% according to data from the Department of Media.
This follows a drop of €2,767,520 in revenue in July versus the same month in the previous year.
In total, TV licence revenue is down nearly €3.7 million since the broadcaster was engulfed in controversy over secret payments to presenter Ryan Tubridy.
There is increasing political concern that RTÉ will require a sizable funding package in the budget to ensure it can maintain its services.
Last year, the broadcaster received €15m in interim funding following a recommendation from the Future in Media Commission.
It is understood that RTÉ had lobbied Government earlier this year for €35m in interim funding but those meetings took place before the current controversy.
Former director general Dee Forbes made the request in May this year pending the reform of the licence fee.
Minister for Media Catherine Martin said last month that she will wait until September to get a clearer view of licence fee payment trends before making any decisions around extra funding for RTÉ.
Meanwhile, publication is still awaited of a Grant Thornton report into payments to Mr Tubridy from 2017-2019.
Today, a spokesperson for RTÉ's board said it had not yet received the final report.
RTÉ Director General Kevin Bakhurst also updated staff today on the status of several ongoing investigations at the broadcaster.
He said RTÉ is actively engaging with firms on the promised external review of RTÉ's voluntary exit schemes from 2017-2021.
The establishment of a Register of Interests for staff and contractors is at an advanced stage and is expected later in the Autumn.
On whether all details on the register would be published, Mr Bakhurst said he was engaging with stakeholders on this including the Data Protection Officer.
The NUJ has voiced concerns about the publication of the register although the union does support the proposal to set up a register of interests.
