Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 23 November 2022
55. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when a property (details supplied) will receive an eircode given that the owners cannot access broadband to work from home until an eircode is supplied. [58354/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraWhile the use of Eircodes is a very useful resource for identifying the location of a property ordering a service such as broadband, an Eircode is not mandatory when ordering a broadband service. For example, in the case of the National Broadband Plan, where an Eircode has not been allocated to a premises in the Amber area, I am advised that National Broadband Ireland (NBI) will allocate a temporary reference to a premises so an order can be processed. This temporary identifier will be reconciled with the Eircode when it is allocated. An Post and Ordinance Survey Ireland have confirmed to my officials that the property in question has been assigned a verified postal address and geo-location and this information has been added to the An Post database. However, this information was received by Eircode after the deadline for the November release. The updated property information will be included in the next quarterly database update being supplied to Eircode. The expected date for assignment of the properties Eircode is February 2023.Capita is working with An Post, OSI, and An Post GeoDirectory, supported by my Department, to move to a system where Eircodes for new properties are assigned on a monthly basis from early in 2023.
