Mr. Tim Molan:

They are paying them because these people show up on their doorstep week in and week out to collect the money. I have a further point about the An Post charge.

An Post must cover itself financially. However, if, for instance, a person commits to paying €10 per week and 25 cent of that goes towards a charge, that account will go into arrears. Part of the project should be to rehabilitate people's credit status. It is a small amount, but along with the issue of the central credit register and so on this area needs to be addressed.