Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On the whole point about community banking, nobody suggests for a moment that this be brought in between 16 March and June. That would be crazy. As it has taken decades, if not centuries, to evolve Ireland's banking system, I do not want anyone in An Post or in politics to try to - I think the word "conflate" was used earlier - as that misleads the process we are at now. As a committee, we are trying to drive an agenda forward and to throw a lifeline to An Post between now and June. We need to look at the medium and long term afterwards. The Irish Postmasters Union, Mr. O'Callaghan and the others who have spoken see that as the pathway forward.