Mr. Garrett Bridgeman:

I echo what the chief executive has just said. The easiest thing in the world for An Post to do would be to pay staff per parcel delivered or to go down that route, but respecting staff and offering them decent work are so central to and at the core of our values. The reality is that within Cork we have 35 delivery units. The units in the city include those in the north city, south city and Ballincollig. As they will not be fit for purpose in the next three to four years, we need to invest and put in place a parcel delivery depot that will accommodate the staff and improve facilities for them in order that they can handle larger parcels. These are jobs for existing staff. We are upgrading facilities in Cork city.