Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Having the old craft skills will be really important in respect of heritage buildings. Many of the trades — I am from a trades background — became very modularised and mechanised, so it is important to maintain the old skills.

While we are waiting for Senator Fitzpatrick to join the meeting, I will ask a question on the old post office buildings. In Kilkenny, there is a beautiful one. Is it still operational? In Wicklow town, there is a very similar county town post office design. Who owns those old post office buildings? How do we maintain them or modernise them to remind us of the importance of the post office network?

Is the Heritage Council working on any of those projects at present?