Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There is another element to it as well, namely, the distribution network that can be offered by An Post given the investment in electric vehicles and the connection and knowledge of the country generally - the knowledge of the addresses.

Clearly, there has been a major shift in consumption online. We know some of the terms and conditions with which people in that economy work. An Post has a full-time workforce and electric vans. Can we use these assets - the people and electric vehicles - in stronger ways?