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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: There are two of us here.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We have no non-Government members. It is myself and Deputy Joe Carey who are the two remaining.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: If I could find another. We just need a pair. Either way we just need one more.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy Carey can go to the Dáil Chamber and then the four of us will be paired off. By that time it may have concluded. I suspect it may be just a once-off vote. What is the vote for?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Typically that is one vote. I would prefer us to conclude the meeting. I propose to suspend the meeting for three minutes to see how we get on. Is that okay?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I call Deputy Shanahan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I have no doubt but that Senator Buttimer will-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It has been a long day. I have a couple of questions. I very much welcome the €10 million for An Post. Nothing is more locally based than An Post. There is a post office in Caherconlish, a rural village in my constituency, on the outskirts of Limerick. It is having difficulty securing a successor to Kitsy Hickey, who has been the postmistress there for over 40 years. Her...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It was in-house.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Does the €10 million, in essence, just counteract the €8 million? I need to understand when the €10 million will come into being and what the process will be for people applying for it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is significant difference.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: One is over 18 months and the €10 million one is over 12 months. That is in 2023. That is great. It is good to hear that. What about the process by which to draw it down?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: This will apply purely to the self-employed contract category of postmasters.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: How will they claim? How will the process work?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: How long does the Minister of State anticipate it will take to get state aid approval? Has this been submitted to the European Commission?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Tuesday.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: As for getting down to negotiations and discussions with An Post and the IPU, I presume the Department, An Post and the IPU will sit down and come up with how people would apply. How long will that take?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Will an implementation group be set up? What will be the mechanism by which it will be agreed how it will be allocated?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Are they being worked on?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is a matter of sooner rather than later. The Minister of State is going to the IPU conference. Is that this week?