Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 27 February 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

General Scheme of the Access to Cash Bill 2024: Discussion

Mr. John Palmer:

The problem with that is the ATM deployer business is an incredibly low-margin business. In terms of domestic accounts, for instance, when somebody with an Irish card takes out money from an ATM, that ATM operator gets a flat-rate fee. One is talking of 30 cent to 40 cent. That is it, irrespective of the amount being withdrawn. Whether someone is taking €300 or €20, they get that amount. They are dependent on the number of transactions. It is a very low-margin business. If we put obligations on them-----

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