Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I hate to cut across the Minister but he did not get the post office portfolio when he was appointed. It was under the remit of the then Minister of State, Deputy Ring. It was like the Last Supper on Holy Thursday. He just could not wait to get rid of it some months later. The Minister might want to correct the record on his point that he has been dealing with questions about post offices since the day of his appointment but he did not have that remit.