Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge what the Minister has said. I ask that both he and the Government continue to monitor the situation. It is imperative that we do all we can to support our post office services. I ask the Minister to comment briefly on the public service obligation model which is used in other countries throughout Europe, including France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Such a model was advocated in the Grant Thornton report. I acknowledge the role that An Post and its staff have played throughout the pandemic in being a port of call for people who need to touch base with someone. I wish the firm and all its employees the very best coming up to Christmas.

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