Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 103: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of post offices that have been closed or downgraded in the past five years; the number of new offices opened or upgraded in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38775/06]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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The matter of post office closures is, in the first instance, a matter for the board and management of the company and one in which I have no function. According to An Post the number of Post Offices that have been closed in the past five years stands at 211. The number of Post Offices converted to postal agencies in the same period stands at 279. One new Post Office opened during this period. The number of Post Offices automated in this period stands at five.