Arthur Spring (Kerry North-West Limerick, Labour) | Oireachtas source

If any of us within the finance committee can help, the witnesses should contact us. There is talk of mobile banks in some areas but it is not appealing for people to have to stand in the rain and queue. Perhaps we can work with the post office on that. A large number of rural post offices were closed under the last Administration, with the figure of 197 being bandied around. There have been 17 closures since. What is the predominant reason for the closures and will the sustainable model exclude closures over the next two to three years?