Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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281. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a person (details supplied) will be issued with an eircode; the reason for the delay in issuing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15688/19]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Eircodes are assigned to new property addresses using a valid postal address and verified geo-locations. An Post collects information on new and existing buildings, as well as changes to existing addresses and Ordnance Survey Ireland provides the geo-locations for these buildings. An Post GeoDirectory issues a new release of the GeoDirectory database file on a quarterly basis to Capita Business Support Services Ireland, trading as Eircode, in accordance with its licence agreement.

Eircode has advised my officials that it will contact and liaise with the individual in question regarding an Eircode for their non-unique address as soon as they receive contact details. The next quarterly update of Eircodes will be in May 2019 when each new address assigned an Eircode is published on the free to use Eircode Finder website, a notification letter with their Eircode is issued to the occupant and an updated Eircode Database is provided to licensed businesses for their use.

Eircode has informed my Department that 26,823 new addresses were assigned an Eircode in 2018.