RTÉ's finances are in a "perilous state", Fianna Fáil's communications spokesman Timmy Dooley has told the Dáil.
Mr Dooley criticised the Government's failure to provide additional funding in Budget 2020 for public service journalism.
In response, Minister for Communications Richard Bruton said RTÉ was funded by a combination of the TV licence fee and by commercial revenue.
Mr Bruton said the Department of Social Protection had contributed €10m to RTÉ over the last two years.
He said one of the issues that had come up was the high level of licence fee evasion, which is 12.8%, and he said collection of the fee was being put out to tender.
He said the RTÉ board and its executive needs to develop a strategy to meet its strategic financial challenges
The minster added that the company was reviewing its strategy and had engaged with PwC and met the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.
Mr Bruton confirmed there was no additional funding provided for RTÉ in Budget 2020.
People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett said indications that RTÉ's radio station Lyric FM would be axed to save money would be tantamount to "cultural vandalism".
Minister of State for Natural Resources, Community Affairs and Digital Development Sean Canney said the Government had not received any proposal from RTÉ to vary any of its services.
Mr Dooley said it would be an appalling vista if some of RTÉ's arts and cultural services were dismantled.
He also said selling land in Cork and Donnybrook to raise money had to stop at some point.
"We either believe in public service journalism or we don't," Mr Dooley said.
Last month, RTÉ Director-General Dee Forbes told staff that the media organisation was "reassessing everything" it did due to its financial situation.
RTÉ reported a net deficit of €13m in 2018, according to its annual report.
