David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. First of all, I commend my colleague Deputy Stanley on tabling this motion. Three post offices in my own constituency are closing in Ballinamult, Kilmeaden and Lemybrien. It is true to say that if one does not nail everything down in this State, either Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael will sell it off, privatise it or close it down. It is a bit disingenuous and hard to take when Fianna Fáil representatives come in here with pious words, empty rhetoric and crocodile tears when they closed hundreds of post offices. They have a bit of a brass neck to stand outside Leinster House today and say that what this Government is doing is a disgrace when their party closed hundreds of post offices. Deputy Dooley talked about potholes. There would not be a pothole big enough to be filled with the absolutely empty rhetoric which he spewed here today. His party is directly responsible for the closure of hundreds of post offices. The Deputy should own it.

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