Written Answers Nos. 181-187
186. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the public services and semi-State companies under the remit of his Department that deliver bonuses to staff that need improvement. [41118/14]
View answerThe non-commercial semi state agencies under the aegis of my Department do not make bonus payments to staff. Irish Water is the only commercial semi-state Company under the aegis of my Department. In that regard, I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 170 and 178 on today’s Order Paper.
187. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason the Loc8 Code system technology which was developed by an Irish company, was not used in the development of postcodes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40790/14]
View answerMy Department commenced a procurement process for a National Postcode System in 2011. An open and competitive procurement process was conducted in accordance with Department of Finance and EU procurement frameworks. A pre-qualification questionnaire was issued on www.etenders.gov.ie on 17 January 2011. This invited interested parties to tender for the contract as a postcode management licence holder for a period of 10 years to design, provide, disseminate and maintain a National Postcode System. The choice of postcode operator was restricted to those companies who participated in the procurement process - this did not include the company Loc8 Code as they did not enter the process.
In October 2013 the Government approved the appointment of Capita Business Support Services Ireland Limited as the company which will develop, roll-out and operate the Postcode System following the public procurement process.
