Dáil
‹ An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business An Post stamp rise and rural post offices
Summary
Deputy Michael Collins called for an urgent debate on An Post, warning that the stamp increase and closures of rural post offices, including Durrus, would further damage communities.
We need an urgent debate this week with the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment regarding An Post. The announcement that the cost of a stamp is increasing from €1.60 to €1.80 comes at a time when post offices are closing all over the country and the current contracts are not stacking up. A post office in Durrus in my constituency is closing on Friday. The Government cannot stand idly by as we leave rural post offices to close one by one.