Noel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There is one stakeholder who really needs to accept this and that is the public. If the public do not have confidence in the use of the postcode it will be the biggest inhibiting factor to a successful roll-out. I take the point about Capita.

Some operators did have genuine concerns and we have to take those as they are, but it seems to me that a trend has emerged whereby the high-volume operators like An Post and Nightline are more in favour of this code and those with fewer or larger items seem to have a difficulty. The implementation will be key and the public buy-in will be absolutely important. I am thinking of the public confidence.

To conclude, I think we have given the issue a very good airing and I thank Mr. Tuohy and Mr. Murray for their attendance and engagement. We hope to see a successful roll-out in the very near future.

At our next meeting we will have the Irish Hotels Federation, Retail Excellence Ireland and the drinks industry group.