Mr. David McRedmond:

I will ask Ms Byrne, as the managing director of the network, to answer in a moment. Broadly, we have a protocol which says that we have a post office within 15 km. It is to do with the social welfare of everybody. In the city, there must be a post office within 3 km. We are well above that level at the moment, so sometimes a post office might close, which benefits the other post offices nearby. One could have three post offices in an area, such as Inchicore or Phibsborough, and if one closes and the other two stay open - it is up to the postmaster to decide - then it makes the others viable. We will not fall below the minimum agreed level of having a post office within 15 km or within 3 km in urban areas or in a town of more than 500 people.