Results 9,601-9,620 of 26,208 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (9 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Apologies have been received from Deputies Duncan Smith and Joe Carey.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Today we will continue our consideration of the viability of and opportunities for An Post and the post office network. On behalf of the committee I welcome to the meeting Mr. David McRedmond, CEO of An Post, and Ms Debbie Byrne, managing director of An Post retail. You are both very welcome and I thank you for coming along today. Witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: We are very tight on time. I ask Ms Byrne to wrap up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I ask Mr. McRedmond to conclude briefly. We have a lot of members and a limit of two hours maximum for the meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Have you concluded, Senator Buttimer?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy O'Rourke has six minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Perhaps you will adjust your camera. We only see half of your face.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: We have quite a number of members wishing to contribute. Witnesses and members have six minutes each. I ask people be conscious of that because we want to get answers on a range of issues regarding An Post, postmasters and all other queries from the public.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Deputy will have to conclude. A lot of other members wish to contribute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Thank you, Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I will move on to my own questioning. The big issue at the moment is that postmasters all over the country are facing a cliff edge on 1 July. Ms Byrne made reference to the busier post offices. I have had interaction with them and many had non-core activities that were giving them additional income which disappeared completely during the pandemic. Many of them have struggled. The payment...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: At this point, has An Post reached an agreement with the Government on a proposal?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: The more immediate issue is the 1 July cliff edge. We have been told there will be a cliff edge by postmasters up and down the country who represent approximately 875 post offices, while many in the cities feel likewise. What payment model will be in place from 1 July and how long will it last? I acknowledge that there is a review.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Please define what is meant by the term "a pandemic fund". Is the scheme funded by the Government or An Post?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is that the proposal that An Post put to the Government?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Did the Government accept the proposal?