<P> In Ireland , a television licence is required for any address at which there is a television set . In 2016 , the annual licence fee is € 160 . Revenue is collected by An Post , the Irish postal service . The bulk of the fee is used to fund Raidió Teilifís Éireann ( RTÉ ) , the state broadcaster . The licence must be paid for any premises that has any equipment that can potentially decode TV signals , even those that are not RTÉ 's . The licence is free to anyone over the age of 70 , some over 66 , some Social Welfare recipients , and the blind . The fee for the licences of such beneficiaries is paid for by the state . The current governing legislation is the Broadcasting Act 2009 , in particular Part 9 `` Television Licence '' and Chapter 5 `` Allocation of Public Funding to RTÉ and TG4 '' . Devices which stream television via internet do not need licenses , nor do small portable devices such as mobile phones . </P>
<P> In Ireland , a television licence is required for any address at which there is a television set . In 2016 , the annual licence fee is € 160 . Revenue is collected by An Post , the Irish postal service . The bulk of the fee is used to fund Raidió Teilifís Éireann ( RTÉ ) , the state broadcaster . The licence must be paid for any premises that has any equipment that can potentially decode TV signals , even those that are not RTÉ 's . The licence is free to anyone over the age of 70 , some over 66 , some Social Welfare recipients , and the blind . The fee for the licences of such beneficiaries is paid for by the state . The current governing legislation is the Broadcasting Act 2009 , in particular Part 9 `` Television Licence '' and Chapter 5 `` Allocation of Public Funding to RTÉ and TG4 '' . Devices which stream television via internet do not need licenses , nor do small portable devices such as mobile phones . </P>
when do i need a tv licence ireland
when do i need a tv licence ireland
to fund Raidió Teilifís Éireann ( RTÉ ) , the state broadcaster
to fund Raidió Teilifís Éireann ( RTÉ ) , the state broadcaster