Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 16 September 2016
1696. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the State agencies, if any, which are using Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25861/16]
View answer1697. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25867/16]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 1696 and 1697 together.
My Department, when communicating with households via An Post includes the Eircodes on the Departments publications, application forms, headed paper, e-mail signatures, complementary slips and on the website. In all correspondence with the Department, staff request and use Eircodes. The Department continues to identify opportunities to realise the benefits integrating Eircodes will bring within the various areas of the Department and agencies under our aegis.
An Post have integrated Eircodes within its main administrative systems focussing on processes that generate mail (e.g. invoicing, purchasing, payroll, customer databases etc.). New administrative systems will incorporate Eircodes as they are being developed. In the postal operations area, Eircodes have been fully integrated with An Post mails sortation systems.
Other agencies under the remit of the Department use and include Eircodes within all their main administration systems, offical correspondence, websites, email signatures and social media platforms. These agencies include the Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA), Bord Na Móna, Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Electric Ireland, Commission for Energy Regulation (CER), TG4 and the National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA).
