Ms Debbie Byrne:

If one goes back to the 2018 protocol around which there was a consultation, the country was mapped in conjunction with the parameters set out in the social welfare contract, namely, that every community have a post office within a 15 km radius in rural areas and a 3 km radius in urban areas. In some communities, even in rural areas, there would be several, possibly three, post offices that would fit within those parameters. Over time, the digital provision of social welfare services is accelerating. I return to my original point around revenue. The absolute goal has to be to drive revenue through the post office.