Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent)
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282. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 196 of 7 April 2022, if this Eircode can be expedited to help accommodate a family with a very sick child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20194/22]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Capita Business Support Services Ireland, trading as Eircode, assigns Eircodes to new property addresses using a valid postal address and verified geo-locations. An Post collects information on all 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 (OSI), issue a new release of the GeoDirectory database file on a quarterly basis to Eircode in accordance with their licence agreement. OSI have confirmed to my officials that the property in question has verified geo-locations, and An Post have confirmed they have updated the property’s address data on their systems. My officials have been informed that the property address database has now been issued from An Post GeoDirectory to Capita for the assignment of new Eircodes.     

Capita have advised my officials that they have been in regular contact with the individual in question and will continue to monitor the case, reverting to the property owner with updates as soon as further information is available.  The next update release of new Eircodes is due mid-May and will include a notification letter sent to each property occupant containing the Eircode of that address, new Eircodes will be published on the free to use Eircode Finder website and an updated Eircode Database is provided to licensed businesses for their use.