Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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411. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which the need to enhance the role continues to feature in discussions with relevant bodies or agencies with a view to possible increased use of the postal service and its infrastructure as a means of provided increased services to the community nationally in both urban and rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25286/14]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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412. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total number of regional or ordinary post-offices and including sub-post offices currently in use throughout the country; the extent to which the future of the post office can be enhanced through the use of an adaptable range of services or usage, complementary to existing services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25287/14]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos 411 and 412 together.

According to the An Post Annual Report 2013, which is available on the company's website at , there are 57 company post offices and 1,090 sub-post offices in the post office network.

Insofar as the issue of expanding the range of services that could be delivered through the post office network is concerned, I refer to the reply to Question No. 111 of 6 May 2014. The position is unchanged.