An ad promoting RTÉ's news output, which will feature paid extras, has cost €77,000 to date, with a total budget of €100,000, TDs and senators have been told.
Filming has taken place in recent weeks for a promotional film which outlines a day in the life of three high-profile reporters, but has prompted some backlash from staff for its use of extras in the newsroom and what have been described as \"props\".
Louth-based Senator Alison Comyn, who is also a member of the Oireachtas Media Committee, spoke to us this morning on The Agenda about this.
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