Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will let the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Ring, deal with the post office issue.

I want to see the town and village enhancement scheme rolled out as soon as possible. I have some ideas, but I want to work through the local authorities. The best approach is to get them to engage with local communities. I want the town teams to come forward with proposals on how they can improve their towns. That is a collaborative way to do business, to have a bottom up approach to find out what people living in towns and villages need because they know more about them than many of us do. They know what will improve and regenerate them. It is very important to have chambers of commerce in towns. Having an active chamber means a great deal to a town which reaps the benefits.