Ms Debbie Byrne:

It is in recognition of the more rural post offices. At the bottom end of the network there are probably 300 offices where transaction levels are lower. Earlier we spoke about viability and how these are the ones that are less viable for postmasters. In August, in Bonniconlon in Mayo, we will trial a new format called "post office express". The transaction levels there are quite low and we have struggled to keep an office in the area. A counter will go into a retailer. There will still be privacy for the customer but it will not have much of the back-office structure that perhaps a larger post office would. We are confirming where the second office will go.