Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 May 2018
220. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for fibre broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21775/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraEircodes are assigned to new property addresses using a valid postal address and verified geo-locations. An Post GeoDirectory, issue a new release of the GeoDirectory database file on a quarterly basis to Capita Business Support Services Ireland, trading as Eircode, in accordance with their licence agreement. Each new address assigned an Eircode is published on the free to use Eircode Finder website and a notification letter is issued to the occupant containing the Eircode of that address.
The timeframe for the updated eircodes to be made accessible to telecommunications companies is dependent on each company's own eircode data provider's contracted agreement. All such eircode data providers are sourced and contracted by individual telecommunications companies, including eir.
Operational matters and commercial decisions of private commercial operators, including the updating of databases, are a matter for these commercial operators and one in which I have no direct function.
