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Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: An Post: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (20 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: The development opportunity is, to a certain extent, at the customer end. It is in the retail outlets. In a sense, the retail outlets carry on much of the financial transaction business referred to by Mr. Divilly. Similarly, does he envisage that the retail outlets will have a significant role in the parcel business? Are they part of the distribution system - in that new parcel system -...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: An Post: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (20 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I agree. I considered this when I was the Minister with responsibility for this area. I was very concerned about and interested in it.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: An Post: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (20 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I recall an incident in Ballingeary of a post office being shut down. It has reopened within a Spar, I think. I had a particular interest in this because I know the area very well and was trying to see how we could make it work in a village such as Ballingeary, a small village in west Cork. I think the future must be in that post office, retail shop, financial services centre and parcel...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: An Post: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (20 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: Why not?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: An Post: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (20 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I have two more questions and my first question is on the new system. The distribution system is part of a very complex range of services. The village post office is the centre that provides a range of Government services, financial services, the Internet, parcel and other services, and also shipping stuff in and out in order that small businesses in the community have a good access point...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: An Post: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (20 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: What is An Post's level of communication with the unions in terms of a role for sorting offices?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: An Post: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (20 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I was once involved in closing down the post bank which was set up.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: An Post: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (20 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: A slight shiver travelled down my spine when I heard Mr. Divilly talk about An Post moving into the lending area.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: An Post: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (20 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I remember a similar twinkle in someone's eye when he or she mentioned an aspect of An Post getting into that space, and even mortgage lending. God help us, we saw how that ended.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: An Post: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (20 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: What skills, as much as those people are really trusted and are very good custodians within the community-----

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: An Post: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (20 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: Last week, a survey showed that only 5% of the public use their Eircode on letter post.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: An Post: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (20 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: Of the commercial operators, the people that An Post must compete with in the delivery system, only 4% use the Eircode. Has Mr. Divilly any sense from An Post as to whether the use of the code has been a success or what benefits or otherwise it has brought?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: An Post: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (20 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: As I recall, there was a hope that savings would be made but then that was disputed. Originally, An Post said the scheme would cost An Post.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: An Post: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (20 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: Does Mr. Divilly think there is a concern in FMCG, from his experience of running many businesses, that the numbers are not memorable. The number connects to post office sorting offices rather than counties and have four random numbers. Therefore, the numbers are so random that people will never be able to remember them.

Leaders' Questions (21 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: It was announced yesterday that June was the hottest month in recorded history. It broke the record set in June 2015, which is not surprising because May also was the hottest May ever in history, as was the case in respect of April, March, February, January, December and pretty much every month for the past 14 months. What is happening to the planet is beyond comparison with anything even...

Leaders' Questions (21 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: How can the Tánaiste state the Government is committed? How can one say the Government is committed when, if one examines what was agreed yesterday, the neighbouring countries of Britain, Germany, Denmark, Finland and Sweden - the countries with which we should be comparing ourselves - are twice as committed? As I stated, Ireland effectively is going for a 20% target for 2030 whereas...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (21 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: As part of the new budget process, the Government committed in July to presenting two reports to the Oireachtas. One was an update on Estimates, which we received last week, while the other was an update on tax plans and the revenue side of the budget equation, which is due to come out before the end of July. It has not arrived in my pigeonhole yet. Is there any update as to when we might...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (21 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 42. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to remove the word "lunacy" from the Statute Book; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23912/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (21 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 244. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the contribution he has made and intends to make to the initial resource mobilisation and other aspects of the Green Climate Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23907/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks Projects (21 Jul 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 414. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider entering into talks with NAMA regarding the 4,000 acres in Glenasmole with a view to developing it into a national park. [23902/16]