Written answers
Thursday, 5 July 2007
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Postal Services
5:00 pm
Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 300: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will introduce a new national postal strategy in view of the full liberalisation of the postal sector in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19485/07]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Liberalisation of the mail market in Ireland has already commenced and the European Commission's draft third postal directive proposes that the postal sector is to fully liberalise across the EU on 1 January 2009 subject to political agreement. The draft directive is currently being discussed at Council and the EU Parliament.
The development of the postal market requires the availability of competitive, high quality products, while at the same time maintaining the universal service. The current level of market opening has introduced new players with offerings that meet consumer needs and further market opening will provide additional opportunities for new and existing players. The introduction of further competition allied with a modernised and customer-focussed An Post will provide the basis for the further development of the postal sector here.
In light of these future developments we will keep under review our national postal strategy.
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