Consultants to examine failure to meet postal delivery targets

09/09/2004 - 07:52:25
An Post is reportedly planning to hire outside consultants to examine its failure to meet next-day delivery targets.

Reports this morning said the company wanted to assess whether it was possible to achieve the 94% target for next-day deliveries and how much it would cost to do so.

A study by the communications regulator earlier this year found that only 70% of letters posted in Ireland arrived at their destination the following day.

However, at the time, An Post dismissed the findings of the study and insisted that it was managing to deliver 92% of letters within one working day. It also questioned whether a 94% target would be achievable or affordable.