James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

Prior to last Christmas I raised in this House the plight of thousands of unemployed people in Balbriggan which has no social welfare office and of unemployed people in Swords who have to stand in long queues in the rain outside the social welfare office there. It is almost Christmas again and there is still no social welfare office in Balbriggan. The Minister promised me this matter would be addressed. What does she have to say to the people of Balbriggan who must travel to Coolock or Gardiner Street to obtain their social welfare payments and are now faced with the loss of their post office?

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