Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As the Minister knows, our post office network is a considerable asset for our country and for communities in urban and rural settings. Thankfully, there has in recent years been an extension of some of the services that our post office network can provide, with good services being provided for Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Banks, AIB. It has been suggested that the Government should give detailed consideration to the provision of other government services through the post office network. The Minister might let me know if any such proposals are under consideration at present.

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