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  2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Mail          
Letters core revenue index (2003 = 100) (note 1) 110.3 112.7 110.2 105.4 101.3
Note 1 :This index reflects changes in letters core revenue and excludes revenue from elections, referenda, flotations, foreign administrations in each year as well as the impact of changes to published tariffs.
System Size          
No. of delivery points (millions) 2.184 2.131 1.998 1.875 1.765

Post office network:		          
Company post offices 61 74 84 88 90
Sub-post offices 1,187 1,212 1,277 1,321 1,365
Postal agencies 178 172 171 161 159
  1,426 1,458 1,532 1,570 1,614

No. of motor vehicles
2,941
2,967
2,991
2,905
2,908


  2008
€m		 2007
€m		 2006
€m		 2005
€m		 2004
€m
Savings Services (note 2)          
Value of funds at 31 December 6,701 5,617 5,863 5,668 5,311

Counters: Business Value		          
Post Office Savings Services          
Savings bank deposits 1,306 814 850 811 812
Savings bank withdrawals 850 1,063 807 638 645
Savings certificates issued 749 467 469 400 417
Savings certificates repaid 660 750 1,052 725 881
Instalment savings issued 114 107 97 78 72
Instalment savings repaid 111 117 114 104 131
Savings bonds issued 813 574 673 475 505
Savings bonds repaid 589 704 626 362 329

Pensions, allowances and social welfare benefits		          
Paid during year 8,265 7,610 7,083 6,622 6,408


  2008
€000's		 2007
€000's		 2006
€000's		 2005
€000's		 2004
€000's
Billpay Volumes 24,490 24,786 25,510 24,777 23,329

TV Licence Sales
1,430
1,407
1,339
1,273
1,241

Note 2: The assets and liabilities of the Savings Services vest in the Minister for Finance and, accordingly, are not included in the financial statements of the Company.