Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

That is not what I am hearing about in public meetings in my county. People are at the end of their tether and they are worried and concerned about the attitude of An Post to the local communities.

Another retrograde step is that several services have been transferred to multiples on the edges of towns. People can post parcels and buy stamps at PostPoint outlets and they can pay their bills. This is causing further erosion and undermining of services in post offices. Recently, in the town of Listowel, there was a movement of the post office on the main street in the centre of town to a supermarket multiple at the far end of the town. This takes away the footfall from the centre of the main town area. This is detrimental to the overall trading situation in the town for all businesses.

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