Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 16 October 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Chair Designate of An Post: Discussion.
1:30 pm
Mr. Kieran Mulvey:
I will bring that to the attention of the management team of the board. I do not want to just set it aside but we are in a period of consolidation where the parcel volume is so enormous in An Post that we need to consolidate our centres by which that would be done, and the mail volume is so low. This is really trying to cope with that with the fleet we have and how we deliver that more quickly to customers. I would say to the Deputy that we are undertaking consolidation and are looking at that. We are also trying to look, particularly around the mails, at a very strong single absolutely full technology mail centre that meets not just business and our own delivery requirements but meets custom and revenue requirements, as well as our own logistics. This is about the cost of servicing that and of trying to ensure that we have the best efficiency. Over the years I am very conscious in other employments and companies how that has been the trend. I do not see that as necessarily being reversed. Obviously, I will talk to the board and see what is happening there. The big issue around that would be information, engagement, consultation and discussion.
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