asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if his attention has been drawn to the practice in his Department of refusing to accept cheques backed by cheque cards for stamps and if he will make a statement on the reasons for this practice with reference to the Payment of Wages Bill, 1979, now before the Oireachtas.
Written Answers. - Acceptability of Cheques.
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Under existing rules, cheques backed by bankers' cheque cards are acceptable at post office counters for the purchase of stamps up to the amount shown on the card.