Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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376. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost of upgrading information technology systems and or databases to incorporate the use of Eircode; if the use of Eircode is mandatory in her department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8626/17]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I am advised that no costs have been incurred within my Department to date in relation to the incorporation of Eircode, as the necessary modifications to existing systems and databases have been carried out in-house.

My Department has prepared a policy in relation to the use of Eircode within our systems and procedures. This encourages the use of Eircode in view of the associated benefits but their use is not mandatory.