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

It is a pyramid system so it will be targeted at the post offices that are most in need and struggling the most. It will be based on that.

An Post will be working with the IPU on the consultation in that regard. Approval from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform will be required. I do not yet have the details of it. They have to be worked out. However, that is the principle. My primary aim was to ensure that no post office would close because it was not viable. That is why the pyramid system is in place. It is there to protect the existing network.