Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

The role of developing commercial strategies for the post office network is a matter for the board and management of An Post and one in which I have no statutory function. The legislation establishing An Post, the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act 1983 requires the company to provide counter services for its own and Government business, and other uses that the company sees fit.

Responsibility for motor tax policy and legislation lies with my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, and any decisions around the outsourcing of the collection and issuing of motor tax certificates would be a matter for him. I have no statutory function in this matter and I have had no discussions with either the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government or the Minister for Transport in this regard.

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