Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 February 2022
186. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when a property (details supplied) will be assigned an eircode; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5886/22]
View answerCapita Business Support Services Ireland, trading as Eircode, assigns Eircodes to new property addresses using a valid postal address and verified geo-locations. An Post collects information on all new and existing buildings, as well as changes to existing addresses and Ordnance Survey Ireland provides the geo-locations for these buildings. An Post GeoDirectory, a subsidiary company of An Post and Ordnance Survey Ireland, issue a new release of the GeoDirectory database file on a quarterly basis to Eircode in accordance with their licence agreement. Each new postal address assigned an Eircode is published on the free to use Eircode Finder website, a notification letter is issued to the property occupant containing the Eircode of that address and an updated Eircode Database is provided to licenced businesses for their use. Eircode have informed my officials that over 160,000 property addresses have been assigned an Eircode since the launch in 2015. An Post have informed my officials that the individual's address data has been recorded in the latest An Post database which An Post GeoDirectory release to Eircode on a quarterly basis. My officials have requested Eircode to contact and liaise directly with the individual in question regarding the assignment of an Eircode for this new property address.
Early assignment of Eircodes is contingent on An Post facilitating the increased frequency of new and changed addresses into the GeoDirectory database from quarterly to monthly issued through their subsidiary company An Post GeoDirectory. My officials are working with An Post, An Post GeoDirectory and Eircode to expedite the process of assigning Eircodes to monthly releases from An Post of properties with postal addresses and geo-locations.
