Noel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

To finish up, my background is as a postmaster. I am familiar with the issues Mr. Tuohy has articulated so well. I recall in one area we had five different families with the exact same name and surname. Trying to get successful deliveries to those people was a nightmare. Equally, where I live, in Castletownbere, frequently we would have Castletownbere, Castletownkinneigh, Castletownroche and Castletownsend all thrown into the mix and about 5% of mis-sorts or misdirected items would be just because there was confusion with the names.