Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

If there is no post office, what would be the special status? There must be a service from An Post. I do not speak on behalf of An Post but the company has said there is an independent mechanism and anywhere a post office has been closed, a proposal can be made. It will be assessed. If the services have been taken from a post office in a Gaeltacht area, the services will be provided for native Irish speakers in the next nearest post office, wherever that is. I know there is a complication as there is a massive gap in services if the last remaining post office is taken from a particular Gaeltacht area. I am conscious of that.

The Deputy raised the issue of the number of established Gaelscoileanna. That comes under the Department of Education and Skills but I am happy to get those figures for the Deputy.