Postmasters want social welfare guarantee

The Irish Postmasters’ Union has demanded a long-term commitment that social welfare payments will continue to be transacted through post offices, and has also called for a timeline for new services.

A spokesman for the union said social welfare payments account for 40% of all post-office activity and, together with spin-off transactions, represent 60% of their business.

Speaking at the 2018 annual general conference of the Irish Postmasters’ Union (IPU) in Cavan yesterday, general secretary Ned O’Hara said that postmasters wanted certainty that the payments woud continue to be transacted through the post-office network long-term.