An amendment to the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act 1983 is proposed under the Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Bill 2022. The proposed amendment will provide a statutory base for the provision of funding from the Minister of the Environment, Climate and Communications to the post office network, via An Post. The Bill has completed fifth stage in the Dáil and cleared second stage in the Seanad on 8 February and is due back for final stages in the Seanad this week.
Payments to Postmasters will made as soon as practicable once the enabling legislation is passed, with payments backdated to January 2023.