Alex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I repeat what I said about the emergency services. The national ambulance service has welcomed the introduction of Eircodes and is fully geared up to use them. I am not sure what the issue was concerning a cross-over that the Deputy raised. However, if he wishes to raise it with me after this morning's session I will be happy to address it for him.

This will be a huge advance for the country, including businesses and the community generally. The particular brand or type of Eircode we chose followed a consultation process and a period of deliberation. It will provide a unique code to every postal address in the country, including individual apartments.

As the Deputy knows, the Eircode will be a seven-character code in the format A65B2CD. The first three characters relate to a general area or routing key in which the address is located. Some 35% of addresses in this country are non-unique, which was a critical factor in the choice we made in respect of the particular design we have.

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