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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: Of the 289, the breakdown between stand-alone and co-located is what, roughly? Is it 60:40?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: So that is 74%-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: -----of the 586 are now co-located.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is 300.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Are what?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: They are co-located, so we are talking about 200 co-located. That is not quite correct. Mr. Watt says it is roughly three quarters, so it is about 300 by about 270.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Then 250 are co-located and Mr. Watt is saying only 50 are stand-alone.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: There is a feature we are coming up with. I compliment the staff of the post offices in Limerick, including Aengus Lafferty and others. We have dealt with the staff and everybody wants the network to be sustainable. The An Post officials are talking about expanding the service. What is coming up all the time is the renting of good premises is a difficulty. If the officials are looking...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: They are typically coming off the section 52 contract, which is the old contract.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Of the 290 who are on the old contracts, how many of those does An Post expect to retire in the coming years? How long would people who are on those contracts have been with An Post?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: They are old contracts.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: What does An Post anticipate that the retirement rate for postmasters in the coming years will be? That is what I am really getting at. One third of the independent postmasters are on those old contracts so by definition, they are probably the older cohort.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The committee is hugely supportive of postmasters and the work An Post does. We want to see its range of services expand. In the medium term, the national digital strategy is clearly a space we need to go into. We would also like to follow up on the SEAI because there are huge waiting lists and there are schemes out there and maybe An Post can provide an add-on and assist in that. The key...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That needs to be done so that there is certainty for postmasters the length and breadth of the country and so they will know they are making income and can make a livelihood, which is hugely important for people. Does An Post know how many of its 872 postmasters are solo operators and are not employing anyone? Does An Post have that level of detail?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We support and applaud the work they do. I want to finish on a productive note. The discussions on the €10 million must take place quickly and clarity must be brought. We want to assist in expanding the range of services. The following matter is the most important of all and I cannot overstate that it is hard to put an economic value on the network. It is hard to quantify but once...
- 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 the magic formula?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: What can An Post do?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is simple for us-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: For us on the ground the biggest difficulty with passports are: the photograph; the consent form where the applicants are children; and things being signed properly.