Up to 200 post offices are at risk of closing in the next 12 months unless the Government puts financial support in place, an Oireachtas committee has heard.
The Irish Postmasters Union (IPU) laid bare the impact if the Government does not continue with the transformation payments.
The group told the Oireachtas Transport Committee that up to 25% of the entire postmaster network could be gone in the next year.
Irish Postmasters’ Union general secretary Ned O’Hara said that, as more postmasters retire, the service will become “non-existent”.
Transport and Comms Cttee hears that up to 200 post offices could close within 18 months if state doesnât intervene with support. #SaveOurServices#PostOffice#AnPost Darren OâRourke TD (@orourke darren) March 16, 2021
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