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Postal Services

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 2 May 2012

Wednesday, 2 May 2012

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Bernard J. Durkan

Ceist:

96 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the degree to which he continues to monitor the development of the postal services in the aftermath of deregulation with particular reference to the need to meet current and future demands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22200/12]

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The Government's core policy goal for the postal sector is to ensure that Irish customers, both business and residential, enjoy competitively priced, high quality postal services. The Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011, which was enacted in August 2011, has put in place a robust and appropriate regulatory framework for the postal services market, which will offer certainty and protection to An Post, the designated universal postal service provider, its competitors, and postal service users. While I have overall responsibility for the postal sector, the Act charges the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), as the postal regulator, with the promotion of the development of the postal sector, particularly the availability of the universal postal service, the promotion of the interests of users and the facilitation of the development of competition in the sector.

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