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

The services from the Department of Social Protection that are provided through the post office network must be maintained. If there are changes to the television licence system and the method of supporting public broadcasting in this country or if the current system is continued, it should still be operated through the post office network. If Revenue were to be involved in the collection of charges to fund public service broadcasting, it could be done through the post office network as the collection of the local property tax is done.

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