Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I also know that there are parts of west Cork that are thriving. This is a great place to live. There are challenges in relation to post offices and we have worked with An Post. An Post, in particular, has worked with postmasters to come up with an agreed approach to ensure that we have a post office infrastructure that can survive into the future recognising the modern realities that they face.

Nobody is being forced to close. These are voluntary decisions for postmasters to make. What Bridie, I understand, is doing in Ballydehob is challenging people locally to use it or lose it. I congratulate her on it. If one wants to hang on to this post office then let us use it.

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