Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 17 January 2013

Public Accounts Committee

Commission for Aviation Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Communications Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Energy Regulation - Financial Statement 2011

11:25 am

Mr. Alex Chisholm:

Yes, a court action is under way under the legislation passed by the Oireachtas in 2011. The procedure for us in a case like this, where there is continued non-compliance and a failure to satisfy the requirements, is that we make an application to the court effectively to require compliance. That is the next stage in that. We followed that procedure, having given An Post ample time to comply with the quality of service target. That is before the courts at the moment. A preliminary matter was heard before Christmas and the substantive hearing has yet to occur.