Mr. John Tuohy:

Yes. For example, on postal addresses, Ballymacarbry is the postal address for Pinewood Healthcare and it would not be necessary to change this. The great thing about Eircode is it means things do not have to change. I am sure Deputies would rather not deal with people who are concerned about name changes to their roads, towns and areas. Many placenames in Ireland are local and do not appear on official records. The people of Ballymacarbry decided to drop the letter "e" from the placename, though the official name contains an "e". We do not have to change things like that because the beauty of the Eircode system is we can put a code on everything and keep the name, whether it be in Irish or English. The spelling of a placename could be based on local customs passed down through generations and this will remain the case because the Eircode means nothing need change and people need not be upset. This is the beauty of the proposed system.