Written answers

Tuesday, 7 December 2021

Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment

Post Office Network

Photo of Jackie CahillJackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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150. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the future of the post office network (details supplied); his plans to avoid these closures and loss of services and jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60124/21]

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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157. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will give detailed consideration to the issues raised by a representative organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60454/21]

Photo of Hildegarde NaughtonHildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 150 and 157 together. 150 and 157 together.

An Post is a commercial semi-state company and it is longstanding Government policy that postal services will not be directly subsidised by the taxpayer.

There are no plans to bring forward a public service obligation at this time.

The Government is committed to a sustainable An Post and post office network. An Post provides important services to its customers and key Government services to citizens; including through contracts with the Department of Social Protection and the National Treasury Management Agency.

The work of the Inter-Departmental Group, which was established to, inter alia, examine the feasibility of additional Government services being contracted through An Post and the post office network is at an advanced stage and the report will be submitted to Government in the near future.

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