Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for coming before us today. I will cover two areas. The first is An Post and the postal office network. Obviously An Post has been going through a revitalisation, resurgence and transformation over the past number of years but, of course, that involves closing down some post offices. In my own area, this is because no one was willing to take over the business in Monkstown and Foxrock. There is a significant network of connected Government-funded offices. What has the Department in mind for securing those? Has it had a conversation around additional Government services that could be delivered to people through that network given its dispersion and the fact people are spending more and more time in their local areas?