Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 181: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will direct ComReg and An Post to make sure that the postal universal service order is upheld and that the current next day delivery rate of 74% is greatly improved; if he has concerns regarding the methodology used to calculate this rate, which has been vigorously disputed by An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5266/07]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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Matters relating to quality and levels of postal service are a matter in the first instance for the management and board of An Post. An Post operates within a regulatory framework as enshrined in EU and Irish law and therefore the universal service obligation is a statutory requirement for An Post, as the designated universal service provider. This is set out in Statutory Instrument 616 of 2002 European Communities (Postal Services) Regulations.

The Commission for Communications Regulation, ComReg, in accordance with the regulations, is responsible for the monitoring, measurement and regulation of the postal sector including measuring the levels of service to be achieved by An Post and ensuring that the company abides by its statutory universal service obligations.