Written answers
Thursday, 2 November 2006
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Postal Services
5:00 pm
Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 150: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he expects the pilot programme for the automation of rural post offices to be extended nationwide to all post offices in rural areas to ensure community cohesion and to provide for persons who cannot travel to larger post offices in urban areas. [35871/06]
Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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Any future decision regarding the automation of post offices is a matter for the Board and Management of An Post and one in which I have no function.
In relation to the status of the pilot project on automation, I understand that it was finalised at the end of September 2006. I understand that the company will now review the data and assess the impact of the trial at the offices concerned in relation to various factors including additional costs of automation, additional levels of business and revenues generated as well as displacement of business. It is my understanding that the question of extending automation to non-automated offices will be guided by the outcome of the evaluation process, which I have been informed, should be completed by the first quarter of 2007.
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