Mr. David McRedmond:

It is a prospect that many take up. It is very much based on the strategy of co-location, such as in a retail store. That works particularly well because there is a crossover of traffic. The store gets more traffic from post office customers and vice versa.

That is part of the business mix to make sure that we are viable for the long term, because that is our aim. I accept the concern of Deputy McGuinness but I have to emphasise we really have a good commercial contract, a good business and a good network. We have issues that need to be fixed and issues that need to be dealt with but there is no intention other than to encourage people to come into the network.