Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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65. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 45 of 20 January 2021 and his confirmation that earlier assignment of Eircodes to new builds is desirable and that officials are working with An Post, Ordnance Survey Ireland, An Post GeoDirectory and Eircode to expedite the process of assigning Eircodes for new properties with postal addresses and geo-locations, the progress made to date on this matter; when this process will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4253/21]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Capita Business Support Services Ireland, trading as Eircode, was awarded a 10 year contract in December 2013 to develop, implement, maintain and promote the National Postcode System "Eircode".  

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, a subsidiary company of An Post and Ordnance Survey Ireland, issues a new release of the GeoDirectory database file on a quarterly basis to Eircode in accordance with their licence agreement.

In recognition of the fact that earlier assignment of Eircodes to new builds is desirable I have written to An Post GeoDirectory requesting the provision of monthly releases of the GeoDirectory database to Eircode, changing from the existing quarterly process of database releases. A response has been provided by  the company and my officials are following up with a view to resolving this issue.