asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he is aware that the mail is not delivered in Bunclody, County Wexford, each day until approximately midday and if, in view of the fact that this important business centre is placed at a disadvantage as a result, he will arrange for better postal facilities to the area in the immediate future.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Bunclody Postal Facilities.
The present delivery at Bunclody is a combined night and day mail one. Correspondence posted in time for general night mail despatches throughout Ireland and correspondence received by night air service from Great Britain obtain delivery next day. The delivery also includes correspondence posted at the General Post Office and College Green, Dublin, up to 4.45 a.m. and correspondence received from Great Britain by night packet at Dún Laoghaire.
If an early morning delivery were to be provided instead approximately 50 per cent. of the entire mail matter at present delivered at midday would not be delivered until the following morning.
On balance, an earlier delivery would not benefit Bunclody and I do not, therefore, propose to make any change.
Would the Minister not consider having two deliveries per diem in Bunclody so as to give a first post and a second post such as they have in Gorey which is only 20 miles away?
That is a separate question.