Mr. David McRedmond:

I will start with the issues raised by Deputies Collins and Murphy O'Mahony. They are correct that some of the distances are greater than 7 km. I was saying the additional distances are 7 km on average. The 15 km as a measure is a target that is used for the social welfare contract by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. Certainly in the more remote areas, it can be further. I realise this is not going to be a popular answer in respect of the situation in the Deputies' area but, as a whole, County Cork has 125 post offices. The number of people affected by the post office closures are 1.4% of people, so 98.6%-----