Diarmuid Wilson (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

One example given yesterday was the new driving licence. An Post tendered for it but was not able to compete with private enterprise because some of the main criteria were not about accessibility or number of outlets but cost. As a result, people in larger counties have to travel up to 80 to 90 miles to a centre to apply for a driving licence. This is not acceptable. Will the Deputy Leader impress upon the Government the importance of a level playing field to allow our post offices tender for any State contracts and thus ensure they can remain in rural areas? We have lost far too much already. We do not want to lose any more post offices.