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

Unfortunately, the Minister was not able to attend today to deal directly with those issues but I will convey the details to him.

On the Deputy's question on An Post, the interdepartmental group chaired by officials in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is examining services Departments can provide to An Post with respect to offline services. The dilemma is that everything, including Departments, is going digital and online. My focus is to ensure we have a viable post office network. We are working across government to ensure our postmasters and the post office network are supported in order that they can provide essential services. I do not need to tell anyone here about the importance of their role throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. They are an important link in their local communities. That work is ongoing. I will meet the Irish Postmasters' Union in the next week or two.