Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The delegation will come before the committee again and I would love to hear an analysis of that. The union may not have a position currently and feel it is beyond its realm but in County Clare that 15 km rule can be damning. Deputy Matthews is beside me and if he and I were postmasters and I decided to retire, it would make his position stronger. In my local village the service for that 15 km radius would be gone. It does not work and it is slowly shutting things. Postmasters are then working until their late 70s or early 80s because they feel the minute they turn the key in the door and walk out, the service will be gone, not just in their village but in the 15 km radius around it. It is doing major damage in rural areas. I would love an analysis of that in due course.