Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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362. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of his recent announcement that his Department will embark on a new procurement process for a national postcode system the reason the first tender process was never concluded; the reason a new procurement process is required; the amount of money spent on the postcode tender related process to date including the tenders to appoint consultants to manage the postcode tender procurement process; if any company or organisation will be excluded from being considered as part of the tender process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20154/13]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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The procurement process to select a postcode management licence holder to implement a National Postcode System which began in 2011 with the publication of a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire on www.etenders.gov.ie is still ongoing. The reference to a tender in Parliamentary Question number 746 of 16 April 2013 was, in fact, a reference to the concluding stage of this procurement. It was not a reference to a new procurement process. The total cost to date of the procurement process for postcodes is estimated at €700K, including consultancy costs.