O’BRIEN SUBMITS RELOCATION OF BLACKPOOL POST OFFICE FOR TOPICAL ISSUES DEBATE IN DÁIL.

O’BRIEN SUBMITS RELOCATION OF BLACKPOOL POST OFFICE FOR TOPICAL ISSUES DEBATE IN DÁIL. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien has submitted the imminent relocation of Blackpool Post Office and the implications arising from this decision as an issue for topical issue debate in the Dáil. The Sinn Féin TD for Cork North-Central said: “I have notified the Ceann Comhairle that I want to raise the issue of Blackpool Post Office for debate in the Dáil tomorrow evening. It is now up to him to select the topic so that this matter is given the time it deserves at national level. I should know by lunchtime tomorrow if the issue has been selected.” “The move to relocate the post office is an extremely bad decision for Blackpool village and the people of the community it serves. It has been and still is a focal point for many. This move will make it more difficult for the elderly to access the post office and its loss will be detrimental to an area that is fighting to encourage more business into the village.” “The outcry and protests of the last number of weeks are reflective of the level of anger within the community. There is a very real and justified sense of abandonment among the people of Blackpool at the moment." “We will use the debate to push for a commitment from Minister Rabbitte to do everything in his power to ensure the retention of the post office in Blackpool Village.”