Media Minister Catherine Martin has announced two reviews of RTE - saying revelations from the Irish national broadcaster have been an "affront to everything that public broadcasting is meant to stand for".
Addressing media at Government Buildings in Dublin following a Cabinet meeting, Ms Martin said "trust must be restored".
"I am publishing the terms of reference of an independent examination of RTE, and the appointment of two expert advisory committees composed of experts in their field, to oversee the two different strands of this examination," she said.
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"The examination will be supported by professional services firms engaged by my department.
She said the first review will "examine and make recommendations on the measures necessary to build stronger governance structures and to reform the organisational culture in RTE".
It will be overseen by Professor Niamh Brennan, Dr Margaret Cullen and a third person who will be appointed in the coming days.
Minister Martin added: ‘"Ever since the first broadcast of its predecessor Raidió Éireann, RTÉ has provided a public space for the people of Ireland to speak to and of one another.
"At its best, it has held up a mirror to Irish society, one that has demonstrated not only the best in our society but one that also revealed its injustices, both glaring and sometimes all too hidden. In doing so, RTÉ has been sustained not only by the tireless work of its staff over the years but also through the trust of the people.
"That trust has been shattered. The independent, root and branch examination of RTÉ I am announcing today is the beginning of our efforts to restore that trust."
