Freight industry’s demand on postcodes

A group representing the freight and delivery industry has threatened to refer its concerns surrounding Eircode to the ombudsman unless the Government agrees to submit the new €27m postcode system to independent scrutiny to confirm it is proficient fit for purpose.

The Freight Transport Association of Ireland, yesterday said neither the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources nor the Eircode consortium have met its members’ long-held concerns over the postcode.

In a letter to Communications Minister Alex White — a copy of which was sent to members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications — the association said it is concerned the tender for overseeing an evaluation of the postcode to ensure it is fit for purpose has been awarded to PA Consultants. This is the company that also advised the Government on the postcode’s introduction.