Marie Louise O'Donnell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I feel very strongly about this issue. Everybody is arguing about IBRC, but it will be dealt with in the investigation. Please pay attention to what is happening to post offices to ensure they are kept open in order that people will be able to use them as banks and that those who do not have bank accounts will be allowed to use them. They are a major and valuable resource and we will close them at our peril. We have already allowed upc to do this. I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that the Tánaiste and the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Alex White, be invited to the House to answer questions on this issue. Imagine a Labour Party Minister doing this-----