Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Government position is that it does not support PSOs. I have, however, done extensive work in setting up a high-level group to look at offline potential for An Post. There is a great deal of untapped potential for the post office network to take advantage of. That is one project on which the Government is working. We need to ensure An Post has a viable and sustainable future. That work is evolving. In the meantime, we are also considering what further measures we can put in place to support the network. There is a lot of work under way in that regard. Everything is being considered but no decisions have been made.