Nightline sets out position on Eircode

Nightline sets out position on Eircode

Nightline sets out position on Eircode

Nightline has responded to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications hearings on Eircode, the proposed national postcode scheme.

The committee heard from officials at the Department for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR), Capita and An Post today to establish whether the Eircode scheme should be sent back to the Dáil to be reviewed again.

Nightline has urged it to continue with plans to introduce the country’s first national postcode system.

“We at Nightline are in favour of adopting Eircode. The Nightline Group handles more than one million parcels a month and employs more than 750 staff at 11 sites across the entire island of Ireland,” said John Tuohy, CEO of Nightline.

“The development of and need for a postcode system has been much debated over the course of the last decade. Having studied the plans in detail, I can say that it is a thoroughly advanced system and one which, in my opinion, was selected as being in the best interests of Ireland’s people and its business community.

“The industry had a chance to share their thoughts on Eircode even before it was signed off by the Dáil more than 12 months ago. I think that the system, as proposed, is entirely workable and will be a great advantage for both residents and businesses in Ireland. It actually promises to help my sector speed up deliveries and make them even more accurate than they are at present.”