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

The Taoiseach was present during the negotiations on the formation of the Government. As part of the programme for Government, there is a crystal clear commitment to maintaining our post office network. It is true that in Dromod and Mastergeehy last night the talk was of another post office facing closure. A total of 80 post offices face closure by the end of January and another 231 post offices are lined up for closure after that.

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I am asking the Minister to act on the Private Member's motion that was passed in this House almost two years ago. Sinn Féin, Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Independents all came together to support the motion. I ask the Minister to ensure that the content of that motion is now adhered to in order to save many of those post offices.

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