85% of mail was delivered throughout the country within one working day during the months from April to the end of June as An Post continues to make progress towards its target of delivering 94% of mail the next day.
According to the latest report on the quality of service performance of An Post from ComReg, this compares with 79% for the 2008 result and with 83% for the previous quarter in 2009.
However, the report reveals that 98% of mail was delivered within three working days against a target set by ComReg of 99.5%.
Mail posted for delivery within the country of posting - with the exception of Dublin - improved from 85% in the first quarter to 87% in the second quarter. However, the report noted a decline in next day delivery for mail posted in Dublin for delivery within Dublin county from 84% to 83%.
Mail posted outside of Dublin for delivery within Dublin county recorded an improved next day deliver rate of 83%, a sharp improvement on the 76% registered the previous quarter.
'It is essential that the rate of improvement is accelerated and the 94% target is achieved and sustained so that Irish postal consumers can reap the full benefits that a quality postal service will bring,' commented ComReg chairman John Doherty.
