Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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45. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason an Eircode was deactivated at a property (details supplied). [5147/21]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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Capita Business Support Services Ireland, trading as Eircode, manages the National Postcode System, Eircode, on behalf of the State. Eircodes are assigned to new property addresses using a valid postal address and verified geo-locations. An Post collects information on new and existing building addresses, as well as changes to existing addresses and Ordnance Survey Ireland provides the geo-locations for these buildings. An Post GeoDirectory issue a new release of the GeoDirectory database file on a quarterly basis to Eircode, in accordance with their licence agreement. Each new postal address assigned an Eircode is published on the free to use Eircode Finder website, a notification letter is issued to the property occupant containing the Eircode of that address and an updated Eircode Database is provided to licenced businesses for their use. Eircode have informed my Department that over 128,700 property addresses have been assigned an Eircode since the launch in 2015.

An Post have informed my officials tha they have updated the property address data, which was deactivated, on their systems and this information should then be issued from An Post GeoDirectory to Eircode. In addition, Eircode has advised my officials that they have raised a case with An Post GeoDirectory in relation to this address.  My Department has also requested Eircode to contact and liaise directly with the individual in question regarding the assignment of an Eircode for this property address.