Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Hopefully he will send a few upwards, because I heard a projected figure of 1.2 million tourists visiting the Cliffs of Moher this year, so they are doing well. I compliment everyone in the tourism sector in County Clare in that regard. He is right that there are opportunities. I am glad he made that submission as well. That is a proactive way of doing that. I do not think there are any obstacles to providing the card. When we think of providing a card for a post office, we do not have to be looking at the possibility of an ATM at a post office because if a person has a current account and has a card, they can use it anywhere, in any other banking outlet. There is work going on in respect of that. Key discussions about financial services and opportunities are happening. To instil confidence in the public, we have to ensure that this agenda stays live.

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