Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I do not doubt the Deputy's sincerity in raising the issue. Unfortunately, in some cases where modernisation happens, disintermediation occurs in various sectors, of which this is a small example. The RSA which is conducting this process has its own good reasons, from a technological point of view, for wanting to deal with photographs in this way. I will not second-guess it, but I will request that it answer the Deputy directly on the specific points made. It has been mentioned that jobs will be lost in localities, including of photographers who conduct this business, but the alleged number of jobs at stake cannot possibly be supported by the revenue of the sector as declared. I question the figures given in that regard. I will refer the specific questions asked to the RSA to be answered directly.

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