Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Tuohy mentioned Ballymacarbry and Clonmel in his initial contribution. I have a huge issue in south and east Limerick with postal addresses in Charleville in county Cork and Tipperary, so I know exactly what he is talking about. One of his competitors recently stopped me in the street while I was in the village of Athea in west Limerick with an address that is practically down beside the town of Newcastlewest, about ten miles away. To return to Deputy Moynihan's question, Mr. Tuohy is before the committee today to give a different perspective on some of the criticism, which may or may not be justified. That is what we are to find out. Has Nightline looked at some of the alternative technologies that were suggested, and used them to see whether they would be a more efficient way of delivering the same thing? I am not necessarily referring to the postcode model in the UK, but we have received a great deal of correspondence on alternatives to Eircode, which would do "what it says on the tin", as Ronseal says, but for much less money. We have a scrutiny role, which is to see whether the tendering was as it should have been, whether the technology is up to speed with what it should be and whether the outcome for customers like Nightline and the person receiving the parcel, the ambulance or the letter from the Deputy is satisfactory. Before Nightline committed itself to supporting this initiative, did it look at other options and assess whether they fitted Nightline's needs?