Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 April 2023
146. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason An Post refuses to deliver post addressed using Eircodes; and if he will outline the timeline to amend this. [19211/23]
View answerAs Minister of State in the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, I have responsibility for the postal sector, including the governance of An Post, to ensure the company is fully compliant with the code of practice for the governance of State Bodies and the governance functions included in the statutory framework underpinning An Post. Operational matters and the development of commercial strategies for mail delivery service, including use of Eircodes, is a matter for the Board and the management of An Post and not one in which I, as Minister, have a statutory function.
An Post have advised the Department that Eircodes have been fully integrated into the Company’s automated sorting systems, including their mail centres and An Post’s national automated parcel hub (DPH) where Eircode has also been fully integrated in the plant’s operating system. An Post actively encourages the use, by mailers, of a full postal address including Eircode.
