Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The programme for Government contains commitments to rural communities and refers to the post office network in particular. However, there does not seem to have been any serious attempt by the Government, particularly in recent weeks, to address damning reports on the closure of post offices. Three years ago the then Government promised a whole-of-Government report on the post office network in the face of the local elections but nothing has been done since. Does the Government have a strategic policy on maintaining the post office network?

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