An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Seanad Éireann — 2026-02-26
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Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (FF), Labour Panel

I rise to speak about the inadequate postal service that is happening at the moment. Stamps recently went up 20 cent to €1.85, which is very expensive to post a letter. It is not beyond reason to expect a very good service for a €1.85 stamp. A lot of councillors and people from the public have contacted me. I have done a bit of research on it. One delay that I sussed out involved some people who were getting no post. When I rang the local sorting office, I was told that a postman was on holidays, which he is entitled to be on, but there was no replacement. He was off for two weeks. People in that area had no post for two weeks. Our older people deal a lot in paper. Like anyone else who pays €1.85 for a stamp, they should expect a normal and good service. I wish to invite the Minister in and ask if he is aware of what is happening and what he is going to do about it. It is hard to believe in this day and age that someone would not be replaced when they are on annual leave. Annual leave is planned. If it was sick leave, even that would be hard to comprehend, but annual leave is planned far in advance. It is not good enough that postmen are not being replaced while they are on annual leave. I would like the Minister to come in to discuss this.

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Sitting date: 2026-02-26