Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

187. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason the Loc8 Code system technology which was developed by an Irish company, was not used in the development of postcodes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40790/14]

Alex White (Dublin South, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

My Department commenced a procurement process for a National Postcode System in 2011. An open and competitive procurement process was conducted in accordance with Department of Finance and EU procurement frameworks. A pre-qualification questionnaire was issued on on 17 January 2011. This invited interested parties to tender for the contract as a postcode management licence holder for a period of 10 years to design, provide, disseminate and maintain a National Postcode System. The choice of postcode operator was restricted to those companies who participated in the procurement process - this did not include the company Loc8 Code as they did not enter the process.

In October 2013 the Government approved the appointment of Capita Business Support Services Ireland Limited as the company which will develop, roll-out and operate the Postcode System following the public procurement process.