Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I do not know either. I represent a constituency in Dublin that is part urban and part rural. I acknowledge that members of the IPU visited me in my clinics, who were fantastically articulate and passionate about the job they do and the service they provide. The threat that they will not be able to do it for much longer is very real. We are talking about postmasters and postmistresses who are in towns that have already lost Garda stations and local banks and it is really only post offices that are left providing services in terms of facilities with a trusted harp above the door. I believe we will endorse what Senator Dooley said, as a committee, but rather than just sending it up the chain, so to speak, how do we go beyond that and try to grasp the situation in a way that is different?