Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

As the Chair is speaking, I am thinking of my home county of Galway and the town of Athenry. Monivea and Menlo which are two small villages outside of Athenry. All have post offices. The banks are moving away from places such as Athenry and it is difficult to carry out any banking transaction. If Monivea and Menlo post offices close, then it does not matter what age I am, if I want to carry out a transaction, I have to travel to Athenry. I am looking at an eight-mile or nine-mile journey.