David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his response. I am quite interested in what he said about only two credit unions in the country being at that point. I have met one of them and its management are concerned about this. Perhaps I was just unfortunate to have met with the one that is in that position but its management maintains it was limiting its ability to expand, grow and take on more.

I wish to put something else to the Minister of State. In many of our towns and villages An Post is finding it difficult to get people to get on its mandate. Is there any way An Post and the credit unions could amalgamate and get together so where there is no An Post outlet in a town or village the credit union could perhaps perform that function, take on the role and maybe apply to An Post for the franchise?

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