David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Mr. McRedmond and his team. I was recently appointed as my party's spokesperson on communications and the environment. I hope that I will get the opportunity to have an informal meeting with Mr. McRedmond in the coming weeks. I support the previous Deputy's sentiments. It is obviously a very important issue for the workers in Cork. He very intelligently set out those concerns and I noted the witnesses' answers. I support the sentiment of the questions put and the concerns raised.

I wish to return to the global issue of post offices. I met representatives of the Irish Postmasters Union last week as one of my first engagements to get a sense of their concerns about the impact the change to the television licence collection might have on post office services. Looking at the post office sector in the State, are any criteria used to establish the viability of a post office or is it a demand-led service?