Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 257: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number and location of rural post offices and urban post offices that have closed or downgraded in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26735/06]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 258: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has received information regarding the closure of post offices throughout the country in the past five years; the number of post offices downgraded or closed down; the number of sub post offices closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26739/06]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 257 and 258 together.

I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 47 and 87 of 5 July 2006.