Postcode system ‘world-beating’ and ‘future proof’

The controversial €27m postcode system, due to be introduced next year, has been described by officials in the Department of Communications as a "world-beating" solution to Ireland’s address problems.

The officials yesterday appeared before the joint Oireachtas committee on transport and communication along with representatives from An Post and Capita Ireland, the company tasked with introducing the system.

The meeting, which lasted more than two hours, heard officials defend the implementation of Eircodes across a number of criticisms that have recently plagued the system, including the code’s structure, data protection concerns, the tendering process for the postcodes contract, and the cost of implementing Eircode.