Results 9,581-9,600 of 26,185 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?
- 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: On 1 July, for the 588 post offices that are in the commercial operation, am I correct to assume that the people on the fixed income scheme will continue as is?
- 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 the witnesses to drill down into the figures. How large is the pandemic fund? What impact will the fund have on the payments that the 588 postmasters receive from An Post? Will the amount that they receive be the same as they receive today? Negotiations on the fund will take place with the IPU. Please elaborate because I have outlined the nub of the matter.
- 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: How long will negotiations take?