Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

Since I started this process three and a half years ago, I have stated at each step of the way that there should be a location code as well as a postcode. I stated that the Government accepted the work that had been done by the previous Administration in deciding that a postcode with an alphanumeric basis was the correct choice to make. While I agreed with this, I decided that we needed to go further by including a location code. I recognised this from the very outset and have insisted on it at each step of the way. The Deputy is correct that as the technology has improved, it has shown that the benefit of having a unique house identifier is becoming real. It must be done correctly, subject to proper data protection issues, to avoid invading people's privacy. This can be done and is being stitched into the procurement system-----

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