Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I was discussing the issue of post offices with my colleague Deputy Eamon Scanlon. We have lost six in my constituency of Meath East. The Taoiseach also needs to know about the uproar in the town of Gurteen in County Sligo where my wife is from at the closure of its post office and the devastation being inflicted on the local community. It is still attracting hundreds of people to meetings. Many people live in the village. It something which An Post states incorrectly, which is outrageous. I pay tribute to Deputy Scanlon in his hard fight on this issue, but we now need the Government to state the post office should remain open. Apart from the six post offices that have been closed in my constituency, An Post has promised a new post office in Kentstown, County Meath, but there has been no word about it since last August.

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