Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Kelly. Galway is the second largest county and three branches are closing. If we take the example of the branch in Oughterard, the nearest branch in Clifden is 46 minutes away. There needs to be context in relation to that as well.

I have two other questions. The first is on closing the gender pay gap. We had conversations regarding limits of €500,000. In the context of the gender pay gap, it is a very real issue. What work is ongoing with regard to closing that gap? Second, can the witnesses confirm if permanent staff who have availed of voluntary redundancy have been replaced by staff on temporary contracts?