Minister for Communications Patrick O'Donovan is to seek Cabinet approval tomorrow to move RTÉ under the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
The Broadcasting Amendment Bill will see the C&AG become the auditor of RTÉ's accounts from the broadcaster's 2026 figures onwards, providing the Oireachtas supports the move.
The move was one of a series of recommendations contained in a 2024 Expert Advisory Committee (EAC) report on governance and culture in RTÉ, that was commissioned by then minister Catherine Martin in the wake of the controversies in RTÉ which first started in June 2023.
It is understood that Minister O'Donovan had intended to bring the bill forward this week before the latest pay controversy emerged.
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Last week, RTÉ revised its top 10 highest-earning presenters for 2024 to include Derek Mooney after it said it had "reconsidered what constitutes a presenter".
Mr O'Donovan will meet RTÉ Director General Kevin Bakhurst and chair of the RTÉ board Terence O'Rourke tomorrow afternoon.
Speaking in Kerry earlier, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said people are concerned as to whether the latest pay revelation represents the end of the story or not.
"RTÉ needs to be fully transparent in terms of its operations. I think the announcement last week, on one level, was welcomed in so far as it was moving towards that transparency approach, but on the other hand, it has sort of dragged the saga on, and people are concerned as to whether that's the end of the story or not.
"The minister is meeting with RTÉ executives and it's important that we get full clarity in terms of that situation, not for wrong reasons, but rather [what] we need is balanced public service broadcasting standards and I think RTÉ themselves will want to make sure that there's absolute clarity around all these things," added Mr Martin.
RTÉ executives are due to appear before the Oireachtas Committee on Media on Wednesday.
Additional reporting Teresa Mannion
