Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 March 2024
28. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an Eircode will be reinstated to a house in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10898/24]
View answerEircodes are assigned to property addresses using a valid postal address and verified geo-locations. All postal addresses, geographical addresses and geo-locations are provided to Eircode from authoritative sources, namely An Post and Tailte Éireann (Formerly Ordnance Survey Ireland) through their subsidiary company An Post GeoDirectory. An Post collects information on all new and existing buildings, as well as changes to existing addresses, and Tailte Éireann provides the geo-locations for these buildings.
My officials made further enquires with An Post and have been advised that as the building in question is listed as derelict in the postal address database, An Post have deactivated the verified postal address. Householders who have queries or issues relating to the postal address of their property can simply contact An Post by email at: eircode@anpost.ie or Customer Service on 01 - 705 7600. In the case where An Post makes changes to the address, the updated address information will be provided to Eircode by An Post GeoDirectory.
Operational matters for An Post are a matter for the Management and Board of An Post and not one in which I, as Minister, have a statutory function.
