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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: In terms of the final construct, does the Minister have to sign off on that or is that purely a commercial matter?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The funding will come through An Post.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Are postmasters paid by An Post and is it on a monthly basis?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Will this payment feed into their monthly payment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That will come done to negotiations with IPU on behalf of its members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the fact An Post is considering a model that ensures struggling post offices can survive. I took a very crude measure based on 833 postmasters, which works about at about €12,000 per post office but a higher proportion of the fund would be skewed towards the post offices that are struggling. As a Deputy based in Limerick city, I deal with post offices, both urban and rural,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: At the time, I believe the State was looking for 30 centres or is that information just anecdotal?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is an area we should look at because the national digital strategy falls under our remit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is largely driven by the Department of the Taoiseach and the committee is very interested in it. I have confirmed with the clerk to the committee that the national digital strategy falls under our remit. The committee wishes to be proactive and constructive in finding a way to retain the viability of the An Post network.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I have always said that it is much easier to dismantle a network than to grow one. We saw that with the rail system and I would hate it if everything was not done to rebuild An Post. To ask the hard question, does An Post have a policy of streamlining and closing post offices? That is a question members are being asked. Does An Post have a deliberate policy to reduce the number of post...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I accept that but, ultimately, An Post funds them. Has An Post come up with a model where it is looking to streamline the number of post offices in the country?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is An Post’s bottom line to look to provide a service within a 15 km radius-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is that, in essence, An Post’s bottom line?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is that is based on the most recent census?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Has An Post a deliberate policy to close post offices?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Does An Post have a policy whereby it may decide to reduce three post offices in a single area to one? That is a hard question and I know Ms Murphy may not wish me to put it but it is what we are being asked on the ground.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I know An Post is not doing that. If a postmaster or postmistress is retiring, it is An Post's policy, one which I have seen in practice, to advertise the business if it considers that there is scope to retain the post office within the community.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I ask that An Post write to the committee on the role of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, and the national digital strategy because we want to focus on those matters. We wish An Post well in its deliberations with the Irish Postmasters' Union and with the Department. We want to see money being directed to ensure that the rural and urban post office network is able to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I accept that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is not just about the size of the post office. I am aware of that.