Paul Murphy: Calls to Reverse Dublin 16 Sorting Office Move
Paul Murphy urged the Tánaiste and An Post to reverse a proposal to move the Dublin 16 sorting office from Edmundstown to Lucan, warning it will worsen service for residents and harm workers. He raised concerns about where constituents will collect missed parcels, longer journeys, and the impact on staff who cannot travel to Lucan.
Paul Murphy set out why the proposed shift of the sorting office from Edmundstown to Lucan is problematic for Dublin 16 residents. He argued the move risks creating longer journeys for people collecting missed parcels and will put postal workers on a difficult commute across the M50.
Murphy highlighted specific examples of workers and families who would be affected, including employees who rely on cycling or public transport and cannot readily travel to Lucan. He warned the change would produce practical anxiety and inconvenience for constituents and a worsened public service.
Murphy asked the Tánaiste to join him in calling on the Minister and the Chief Executive of An Post to review the proposal and to consider alternatives, including local post offices and collection points. He pressed for On Post to engage directly with staff and communities and to think flexibly about parcel collection arrangements.
Decision and immediate concern
Paul Murphy set out why the proposed shift of the sorting office from Edmundstown to Lucan is problematic for Dublin 16 residents. He argued the move risks creating longer journeys for people collecting missed parcels and will put postal workers on a difficult commute across the M50.
Impact on workers and residents
Murphy highlighted specific examples of workers and families who would be affected, including employees who rely on cycling or public transport and cannot readily travel to Lucan. He warned the change would produce practical anxiety and inconvenience for constituents and a worsened public service.
Request for engagement
Murphy asked the Tánaiste to join him in calling on the Minister and the Chief Executive of An Post to review the proposal and to consider alternatives, including local post offices and collection points. He pressed for On Post to engage directly with staff and communities and to think flexibly about parcel collection arrangements.
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Transcript
Now, Corlea, I'd just like to ask the Tánaiste to join with me in calling for on post to reverse the disastrous decision to move the sorting office for Dublin 16 out of Dublin 16, move it from Edmundstown to Lucan. It makes no sense whatsoever, it's not clear one where the public who miss packets and parcels are going to have to go to collect them, they may have to go all the way to Lucan to collect parcels that they miss. It certainly is clear that it's going to result in a worsened service for the public because the postal workers are going to be stuck on the M50 going between Lucan back to Dublin 16 and it's also clear that it is a disaster for the workers. I mean, workers have built their lives around where they work. I was talking to one couple, one of whom, they both work there, one of them doesn't drive, they get there on a bike, there's no way they're going to be able to get to Lucan. It just makes no sense whatsoever to move a sorting office from an area out of the area that it serves, particularly when it's staying in the control of on post. I don't know what you were saying there but I was also colleagues saying to me here that they're not this familiar with, or unfamiliar, excuse me, with this kind of significant inconvenience and anxiety and practical issues that it can cause for constituents, including the constituents that you referenced there. So on footy you're raising it Deputy Murphy, I will ask both the Minister and the Chief Executive of On Post to examine the specifics of the issue you mentioned in terms of the sorting office that's proposed to move from Edmundstown to Lucan. But also, I think we also have to look at the opportunities to use, for example, local post offices and collection points there as well. I mean, I think there needs to be, I think On Post need to think outside the box here and needs to be flexible as well because there are practical ways people need to go about collecting posts, collecting parcels and the likes too, and we do have a very extensive post office network in addition to the sorting offices, but I'll ask the Chief Executive of On Post to engage with you.