Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 March 2022
159. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when offline service for post offices will be rolled out; his plans for post offices beyond December 2022 when Covid payments to postmasters cease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11095/22]
View answerAn Post is a commercial State body with a mandate to act commercially. It has statutory responsibility for the State’s postal service and the post office network. Decisions relating to the network, including those in relation to the size, distribution and future of the network are operational matters for the Board and management of the company. 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. Government is committed to working with An Post and postmasters to ensure that the network continues to play a strong role in delivering State services. The work of the Inter-Departmental Group, which was established to, inter alia, examine the feasibility of additional Government services being provided through to An Post and the post office network, is being considered by Minister Naughton and its report will be submitted to Government in due course.
