Cabaal wrote: » I'm not aware of post offices being robbed weekly...are you?
banks are switching to staff less and cashless more and more as part of money saving, its nothing to do with providing better customer service or a better customer experience.
Rather then provide services for people that need them via post Offices the solution is to stop offering these services...that doesn't seem smart,
seamus wrote: » Nobody's being "forced" to go cashless. If they want cash, they can go and withdraw it somewhere. Why should the state be forced to maintain and pay for archaic delivery systems because some people like queuing in a post office?
ohnonotgmail wrote: » So your alternative is to force people to go cashless?
Post vans could be stocked with bottled water to be handed out to elderly and vulnerable people impacted by the continuing drought. Discussions are also ongoing around expanding the services An Post provides to include the delivery of meals-on-wheels, prescriptions, and some groceries. The Government is keen to take advantage of the An Post network which delivers approximately two million items per day to 2.1 million residential and commercial addresses. Extending the services An Post provides would also help sustain the network, whichcould see the closure of 100 post offices this year. With a hosepipe ban expected to remain in place until October in the east and south of the country, Department of Health officials have met with An Post to utilise its valuable network of postmen and postwomen who are often aware of people most in need. Minister of State for older people, Jim Daly, who first approached An Post with the idea of delivering water to elderly and vulnerable people in rural areas, said: “We must realise that we have a world-class network of a daily delivery service to every household in Ireland but we as consumers are not choosing to post our correspondence as often as we used to.” A spokesperson for An Post said: “We’ll certainly help out if called upon to provide fresh bottled water to residents, alongside their mail, in areas affected by water shortages.”
Graces7 wrote: » Nothing archaic about delivery services with An Post .... couriers get lost in rural areas! Used to have to talk them in on the phone and even then things would get dumped in fields
PandaPoo wrote: » Other than that I never use post offices or even post boxes. How much is a stamp these days? It was 70c when I sent my wedding invites 4 years ago I think.
Uriel. wrote: » Of course post offices will survive, even when they really shouldn't Politicians will continue to invent ways of wasting money and throwing it at An Post. See the latest from Minister Jim Dalyhttps://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/post-vans-may-deliver-water-and-meals-861758.html
Minister of State for older people, Jim Daly, who first approached An Post with the idea of delivering water to elderly and vulnerable people in rural areas, said: “We must realise that we have a world-class network of a daily delivery service to every household in Ireland but we as consumers are not choosing to post our correspondence as often as we used to.”
Cabaal wrote: » The postal system will of course survive, with so much services moving online people still need physical items delivered and somebody has to do this. However, local post offices is another matter and people need to think long and hard about the importance of them in their community (and they are important social hubs) especially for older people. My dad was at the post office a few years back and was talking to a women who said "did you know you can get your pension paid into your bank account now, would save Q'ing here". My dad replied "but if we all do that, we may not have a post office. He's right.
Dravokivich wrote: » It better. Every time I've to send something to a civil servant it's via post. I've also got to send a form to my insurer via post too.
Trasna1 wrote: » I think the social importance of the post office is overstated. A general grocery or pub matter more than the post office tbh. Post offices are closing because communities are not using them. If communities want to save their offices, the best thing they could do is give them business, not protesting.
BrianBoru00 wrote: » No it won't. If there was any foresight or ambition in the civil service/ government there would remain a single public services office preferably attached / co located with the local school. There you could have postal service / garda desk / doctors surgery and possibly even a local shop which would (1) satisfy one of the reasons for closure (wasted resources) and (2) have a social hub in villages and towns with footfall on a daily basis and (3) have garda presence in the location at least some hours daily even if its just a 30 minute window five days a week for example.
Mohammed Attractive Serpent wrote: » ....a state-funded postal service...
draiochtanois wrote: » This post has been deleted.
RobbieMD wrote: » And you could have the local paedophile signing on at the Garda part inside a school?
Mike Hoch wrote: » I saw an ad today for TV Licence inspectors offering something like 445 per week (presumably before tax). Plus allowances, whatever that is (a free licence?) A few weeks ago I saw an ad for temporary post sorters and postmen, with a possibility of permanent IIRC, for something poxy like 480 per week (again, before tax). Reason I ask, I always thought post men were on a great old rate even when starting. And licence inspectors would be on great money- who the hell wants to go door knocking in Jobstown and into halting sites threatening court appearances and fines, all for teenagers wages?!? Most state employees of the likes of the buses, post office, etc etc were, to my knowledge, pushing upwards of 40K if they had a decade or two service under their belt. What's with these poxy race to the bottom temp contracts and awful money? Is this really going to be the standard? Far as I know the buses still start on quite good money, 29K or thereabouts, probably plenty of opportunity for overtime and probably bonuses for weekend and late evening work. That's to start with, your average driver with 10 plus years service is probably raking it in. And as for Irish Rail drivers! And Luas!
kneemos wrote: » A grand a week at least for this kinda crap.https://youtu.be/bsTsppyP4KI
BrianBoru00 wrote: » You could . . . . . or again heres a thought - don't allow them to sign on in the vicinity of children. With an attitude like that your obviously a senior civill servant :rolleyes: Tiny minute possible problems often have tiny minute solutions.
GarIT wrote: » Cash is expensive to maintian, there should be a 1% tax on all cash transactions to fund the creating and maintaining of cash.
Cabaal wrote: » if banks cared about customer's they'd be open later and at weekends with staff for the last few decades. Rather then provide services for people that need them via post Offices the solution is to stop offering these services...that doesn't seem smart,
Uriel. wrote: » Of course post offices will survive, even when they really shouldn't Politicians will continue to invent ways of wasting money and throwing it at An Post.
fattymuatty wrote: » I post about 15-20 packages every week, an post provide a good price for international postage and it is pretty fast too. If our local post office closed it would be a major pain for me. It's always pretty busy when I go in.
Cabaal wrote: » Post Offices are very important social hubs and important for news and keeping an eye on people. if for example Mary collects her pension every week and the suddenly doesn't show up the people in the local post office are likely to notice this and may follow up with somebody to see if they've seen Mary and is she ok. if Mary gets her pension paid into a bank account and doesn't use it...nobody will notice.
