Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

My understanding is that An Post will be involved in all of this. The position in An Post is changing. The number of people who use the postal services of An Post has been declining and, clearly, it has to develop new business to ensure that the company has a viable and successful future. My understanding is that there have been discussions between the banks and An Post with regard to joint venture products which would meet the requirement the Deputy is raising. I am aware, for example, that AIB and An Post have recently been working on a joint venture product. That type of approach, as I understand it, would meet the difficulty the Deputy has raised.

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