Postcodes ‘vital’ for health service

THE proposed new postcode system would be a vital tool for helping to make the delivery of health services more effective, according to the Department of Health.

However, the relatively simple six-digit system suggested by Communications Minister Eamon Ryan would not harness the full potential of the project, it said.

Officials made their comments as part of an internal consultation process on plans to roll-out a national postcode system in 2011.