Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 28 January 2016

Public Accounts Committee

2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 13 - The Development of Eircode, the National Postcode System

10:00 am

Mr. Mark Griffin:

Yes. So much effort has gone in to the development of the design of the postcode that I believe the postcode is an enduring piece of infrastructure which will not require amendment. There are issues that Capita has to engage in in terms of it commercialising the product. What it does in regard to that is entirely a matter between Capita and the entity it is dealing with within the overall cost figures I have outlined to the Chairman, so I do not see any additional unforeseen costs arising for the Department.