9 Dec 2014, 15:03
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport and Communications will continue its consideration of the proposed Eircode postcode system when it meets with representatives from Nightline.
9 December 2014
Nightline describes itself as Ireland’s largest independent logistics company. Next year, a new postcode system for Ireland will be implemented, which has been described as a smart location code enabling every residential and business address to be located.
Chairman of the Committee John O’Mahony TD says: “A new smart postcode system for Ireland is expected to be launched early next year. With Ireland being one of the few developed countries without postcodes, there is a clear rationale for the introduction of a national postcode system.
“At a meeting earlier in the month, the Committee heard concerns from freight industry representatives that the system for Ireland as currently proposed would be of questionable value to them. A further meeting heard Department representatives, and the company awarded the contract for establishing and implementing the new system, respond to these criticisms. Tomorrow’s meeting will be a valuable opportunity to hear from a large independent logistics firm, Nightline, on what they see as the merits and flaws in the proposed system. In all of these discussions, Committee Members are keen to ensure that this opportunity for Ireland to implement a world class postcode system can be realised.\"
The meeting takes place tomorrow Wednesday 10 December at 9:30 am in Committee Room 4, LH 2000. The meeting can be viewed online here.
Committee proceedings can also be viewed on the move, through the Houses of the Oireachtas Smartphone App, available for Apple and Android devices.
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Committee on Transport and Communications
Deputies: John O’Mahony (Chair), Michael Colreavy, Timmy Dooley, Dessie Ellis, Michael Fitzmaurice, Tom Fleming, Brendan Griffin, Noel Harrington, Seán Kenny, Éamonn Maloney, Helen McEntee, Michael Moynihan, Patrick O’Donovan, Brian Walsh
Senators: Sean D. Barrett, Terry Brennan, Éamonn Coghlan, Paschal Mooney, Ned O’Sullivan and John Whelan