Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

We should see this in perspective and acknowledge that there is a responsibility on the part of the people who manage the commercial offices.

I agree with Deputy Durkan. At a time when the banks are resiling from interaction with average customers at the bank counter, there are possibilities for the post office given its network of retail outlets. An Post is and has been examining these possibilities, and some of the arrangements An Post has come up with, including with the likes of Allied Irish Banks, have been rather positive. I assure the concerned postmasters of Ireland that the post office is in safe hands.

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