Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for his engagement. The Minister asked me to underline that he cannot intervene to prevent An Post doing what the Oireachtas has given it a statutory responsibility to do. An Post has an independent board with a clear mandate. It would be inappropriate for me to go into any more details than we have this morning. The Deputy's concerns are valid. While nothing has been concluded yet, I will be sure to relay those concerns to the Minister. Where appropriate, the Deputy might also write directly to An Post.

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