Post office closures in Dublin
Deputy Andrews warns that closures and sales of local post offices will damage communities and asks whether the Taoiseach will reverse the trend. The Taoiseach says the Government has invested heavily in the network and will ask the relevant Minister to contact An Post's chief executive about the specific cases.
Baggot Street post office is closing, Ballsbridge post office is closing and Rathmines post office is being sold off. This will have a devastating impact on the local communities. It comes on top of the closures, not too long ago, of the post offices in Donnybrook and Kevin Street. All five closures have come in the lifetime of the current Government. The legacy of the Government on the postal network will be dismal. If it is not the plan to kill off the post office network, will the Taoiseach reverse what is happening? What will he do in this regard?
Comment on this
I thank the Deputy. The Government has invested historic amounts to support the post office network, including an allocation of €30 million, but I do take the point the Deputy has raised regarding issues in his constituency and I will ask the relevant Minister to contact the chief executive of An Post on these specific matters.