Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In reality, how could they not? The trajectory of this is to allow the Minister to vary the numbers so that the number of ATMs would be limited because the overall population is using or withdrawing less cash. People are still using cash in big numbers and it is likely that the people who do so are those who are financially excluded, who do not have a bank account and need to make sure they have the envelopes to pay their bills and so on. If the ATM is taken away, it cannot be otherwise. If the number of ATMs in our society is reduced, financial inclusion cannot be improved. It has to go in the other direction.