Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

People in rural communities have been shocked and are reeling at what is happening in their parishes. The Government says that by closing one post office it is saving two. How does the Minister explain closing nine in one part of north Kerry? What will happen is that people will get their pensions paid into their bank accounts. They will not go to the bigger towns or leave their own communities. The Government is going to close many more of them. I am very disappointed with this Government and this inaction. It is so easy to close everything, which is what seems to be happening; the trick is to keep things open. I am asking the Minister to work harder to ensure that communities-----

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