Community banking in post offices
Deputy Harty sought confirmation that community banking would be introduced into the post office network and asked when the report would be ready. The Minister said he did not have the information to hand and could not give a timetable.
Page 48 of the programme for Government refers to An Post. The survival of the An Post network will be dependent on the introduction of a community banking network to post offices. The Departments of Finance and Rural and Community Development have committed to producing a report on community banking and its introduction to the post office network. Will the Minister confirm the Government is committed to the principle of introducing community banking into the post office network? When will the report be available?
Comment on this
I regret to say I do not have that information to hand. I have no doubt there is a lot of work going into this, but I do not know the timing of when that report will be made available to the House.