Post Office Network

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 March 2017

Wednesday, 29 March 2017

Ceisteanna (181)

Declan Breathnach

Ceist:

181. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider exploring the option of giving the post office service responsibility for the compilation of the electoral register and enumeration of census data to make the service more viable in view of the urgent crisis in the delivery of postal services; if he will include this in the list of extra tasks being considered for the post office network on foot of the report of the post office hub working group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15634/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment

The operation of the post office network is a day to day operational matter for the Board and management of An Post and not one in which I, as Minister, have a statutory function.

On foot of the reconfiguration of Government Departments last year, responsibility for the post office network transferred to the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.