The Bill must include a reference to article 16 of the EU postal directive which states that social considerations should be taken into account when preparing to open up postal markets. Surely, we have learned from our experience of what happened to other semi-State companies. With the advent of the Celtic tiger, social considerations were put on the back burner. Article 16 was specifically included in the directive to provide member states with an opportunity to legislate against negative outcomes.

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