Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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We will revisit that section again. Going back to the criteria that were used, we have seen a limited number of ATM machines. The main street banks have closed a lot of them. We also have seen a lot of independent operators take some over and open new ATMs as well. Why would the Department not use that figure of 87% within 5 km? Why not use both figures? I live in a rural community and I am conscious of 10 km being quite a bit. I know it is just a guideline but obviously, the more guidelines you have the better. Why did the Department not consider having criteria such as 87% of the population being within 5 km of an ATM machine and 99% being within 10 km?