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Operational Statistics

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  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
Mail          
Letters core revenue index (2004 = 100) (note 1) 98.1 109.0 111.3 108.8 104.0
Note 1 : This index reflects changes in letters core revenue and excludes revenue from elections, referenda, foreign administrations in each year as well as the impact of changes to published tariffs.
System Size          
No. of delivery points (millions) 2.214 2.184 2.131 1.998 1.875

Post office network:		          
Company post offices 57 61 74 84 88
Contractor-run post offices 1,179 1,187 1,212 1,277 1,321
Postal agencies 177 178 172 171 161
  1,413 1,426 1,458 1,532 1,570

No. of motor vehicles
2,782
2,941
2,967
2,991
2,905


  2009
€m		 2008
€m		 2007
€m		 2006
€m		 2005
€m
Savings Services (note 2)          
Value of funds at 31 December 8,231 6,701 5,617 5,863 5,668

Counters: Business Value		          
Post Office Savings Services          
Savings bank deposits 905 1,306 814 850 811
Savings bank withdrawals 802 850 1,063 807 638
Savings certificates issued 1,215 749 467 469 400
Savings certificates repaid 1,041 660 750 1,052 725
Instalment savings issued 110 114 107 97 78
Instalment savings repaid 102 111 117 114 104
Savings bonds issued 1,466 813 574 673 475
Savings bonds repaid 704 589 704 626 362

Pensions, allowances and social welfare benefits		          
Paid during year 9,928 8,265 7,610 7,083 6,622


  2009
€000's		 2008
€000's		 2007
€000's		 2006
€000's		 2005
€000's
Billpay Volumes 25,170 24,490 24,786 25,510 24,777

TV Licence Sales
1,436
1,430
1,407
1,339
1,273

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.