Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)

I would love to pay An Post pensioners at the moment.

A variety of different figures exist on the financial costs of resolving this dispute. It is not just a question of cost but of savings by changing archaic work practices. Various figures have been bandied around ranging from €10 million to €20 million to €32 million. It is not an exact science.

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