Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)

That is where the thinking must go.

The other point is that perhaps we should be looking afresh at where people live in remote areas. If An Post has its collection path for mail from many disparate and small local communities, why is the An Post vehicle not licensed to carry passengers as well? That would make a deal of sense and there would be a fixed definite timetable at least twice a day on which people could travel.

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