Dáil debates

Thursday, 12 July 2012

10:30 am

Photo of Thomas PringleThomas Pringle (Donegal South West, Independent)

I am glad the Tánaiste said that An Post will be included in this rollout but it is my information that it is not included in the pilot programme and the programme is being rolled out directly through the banks. When the bank are retrenching and closing branches across the country, it is vital that people who do not have access to bank accounts have access to a basic account in their local communities and the network that can provide that is the An Post system. I ask the Tánaiste check that An Post will be included in this rollout.

As a shareholder, the Irish people have the right to insist that An Post provides this vital service. The cost incurred by people who do not have a bank account can be more than €1,000 a year. We need a system that is trusted and tried and tested and the inclusion of An Post in the programme is the way to do that. I ask the Tánaiste to make sure that An Post is included in this rollout.

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