Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

We need to see a variety of different services. Someone said these are centres of local and national government. Another example is getting a new driver licence, which is not easy at present. It is a big palaver in which one has to get an appointment in a relatively distant location. Could we deliver that kind of service where a physical presence is needed? It cannot be done online.

Our Department has an obligation, along with our colleagues, to consider whether we can extend the number of services that could go to local post offices to make them viable because they will not be with letters, stamps or cash transactions. Those will not be the key. It will all be mobile and electronic.