Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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181. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans regarding the introduction of post codes here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31384/13]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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The Government is strongly committed to introducing postcodes here in Ireland. The procurement process to select a postcode management licence holder to implement a National Postcode System began in 2011 with the publication of a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire on . Since then, intensive work has taken place on what it an extremely complex national project with many different inter-dependent aspects to it. The procurement process is expected to come to a conclusion very shortly.

The final decision to proceed with implementation of a national postcode will be one for Government and will be based on appropriate financial, technical and operational considerations. I cannot give a precise date on when this decision will be made but I intend that it will be no later than the third quarter of this year.