An Post collected €220.7 million in TV licence fees last year - most of which went to RTE.
The total number of licences sold was 951,454, while the Department of Social Protection paid for an additional 478,482, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts and the Media Catherine Martin revealed.
Over €150 million was raised from direct sales and €69 million from the Social Protection Dept, bringing the total figure to €220.7 million.