Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Ceann Comhairle)
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I must now deal with a postponed division relating to amendment No. 3 to the motion regarding the future of the post office network on Tuesday, 18 September. On the question that the amendment to the motion be agreed to, a division was claimed and in accordance with Standing Order 70(2), that division must be taken now.

Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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I move amendment No. 2:

To delete the words “prevent the closure of 159 post offices across the State by advertising new contracts, offering alternative services and allowing the potential for co-location of post offices” and substitute the following:

“— guarantee the current post office network to ensure that all citizens of Ireland have access to their important services by introducing a new Public Service Obligation (PSO) model;

— prevent the loss of post office services in the 159 communities where postmasters or postmistresses are retiring by advertising a contract under the new PSO model, appropriate to the local area and taking into account the potential for co-location;”

Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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I move amendment No. 1:

To delete all words after “calls on the Government to” and substitute the following:— act urgently on its commitment as outlined in A Programme for a Partnership Government and on the direction of Dáil Éireann by way of the Rural Independent Group motion which was agreed to by the House on 16th November 2016 and which has to date been ignored by the Government; and prevent the closure of 159 post offices across the State by advertising new contracts, offering additional services through the post offices and allowing for co-location of post offices.