Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Senators Mulherin and Burke are right to raise the issue of post offices and the Kerr report. I fully agree with Senator Burke that we should be creative in the way we use post offices. I see nothing wrong with his proposal that post offices should be able to issue driving licences because it is a very good suggestion.

Senators Coghlan and Conway raised the issue of tourism and referred to beyond the Pale. I concur with both Senators regarding the issue of VAT. I stated in the House last week, and repeat now, that we have a very good tourism product and the proof of that was the fine programme shown on RTE last Sunday night. The programme on the Wild Atlantic Way was the essence of public service broadcasting.We should all commend John Creedon and the production crew-----