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To: An Post
Save Leixlip Post Office
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If the current post office in Leixlip village relocates to another premises, An Post must give a commitment to appoint a postmaster and retain an operating Post Office in Leixlip Village.
Our Post Office has been established for decades. It is part of the social, economic and cultural heritage of Leixlip. It is a landmark site in our town centre, which creates footfall, vitality and viability at this location.
Leixlip registered the highest commercial vacancy rate in Kildare at 15.9%. A loss of a Post Office will fuel this rise in vacancy. An Post must support this village and the businesses investing in it.
Why is this important?
The Grant Thornton Report on the Post Office Network stated that the withdrawal of a post office from an area has a significant impact on the remaining businesses due to the impact on local footfall.
Leixlip needs investment from the local authority, busiesses and AN Post to enable it to thrive. To assist it in developing employment and educational opportunities, developing its infrastructure, tackling vacancy and dereliction, and putting unused buildings to use. Any efforts to take the post office out of the town centre would be in stark contrast to what Leixlip needs.
Leixlip has demographics that mean more people depend on services like those currently provided by An Post, and therefore need easily accessible services.
Anything but a town centre location cannot be accepted, and the people of Leixlip need assurances that its post office will remain in the town centre.