Cork - I have edited your post to make sense of it. You were confusing your terminology. If I have not interpreted your question correctly, feel free to edit it again.
Brendan
AIB combining ATM+Laser card
I would prefer a debit card from Halifax than an ATM card from AIB.
It is crazy that they are putting a laser card onto their ATM card.
I assumed that ATM+Banklink was supposed to mean ATM+Laser or something? I'm the same as you though combined ATM, Laser, Cirrus/Maestro card for as long as I can remember. €20 stamp duty p.a. for the lot.