Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I will explain that issue. I said that it was to provide an additional resilience relating to the fact that An Post won the contract. I am glad that An Post won the contract but I want to ensure that the contract is resilient and robust because I want An Post to continue to provide services. In the past, the provision of services by An Post has been legally protested in the context of EU procurement rules. The European courts have ruled that competitive tendering is required for the contract.