Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 16 September 2016
1935. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the efforts her Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25866/16]
View answerMy Department complies with Departmental best practice regarding the Eircode system. Since the launch of Eircode in July 2015, my Department's website has been updated to include the Eircode for the Department's postal contact details. Since then, all new stock of my Department's official stationery contains the Eircode. When responding to correspondence received from households, my officials use the addresses as provided by those concerned.
The Oberstown Children Detention Schools, the Adoption Authority of Ireland and Gáisce, the President’s Awards, also use addresses as provided by households when responding to correspondence received
As regards Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, I can confirm that An Post manages the printing of addresses for Tusla mail shots to households and hence the use of Eircode for same. I have requested the Ombudsman for Children’s Office to respond to you directly as it is an independent statutory body established under the Ombudsman for Children’s Act, 2002.
