▁of ▁around ▁€ 4 0 ▁million ▁by ▁impro ving ▁their ▁risk ▁management ▁assess ments ." ▁ ▁The ▁article ▁concluded ▁saying ▁that ▁annual ▁maintenance ▁costs ▁for ▁a ▁post code ▁management ▁lic ence ▁holder ▁which ▁would ▁include ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁necessary ▁database ▁of ▁buildings ▁are ▁estimated ▁" at ▁about ▁€ 2 . 5 ▁million " ▁but ▁the ▁minister ▁was ▁reported ▁as ▁saying ▁that ▁" ongo ing ▁costs ▁would ▁be ▁covered ▁by ▁income ▁generated ▁by ▁the ▁event ual ▁lic ence ▁holder ". ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Minister ▁Ryan ▁said ▁that ▁an ▁al phan umeric ▁system ▁would ▁be ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁at ▁a ▁fraction ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁estimate ▁of ▁€ 5 0 ▁million . ▁This ▁was ▁re iter ated ▁a ▁month ▁later ▁in ▁a ▁ ▁debate , ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁claims ▁to ▁the ▁contrary ▁by ▁the ▁Communic ation ▁Work ers ▁Union . ▁L iz ▁Mc Man us , ▁opposition ▁sp okes w oman ▁for ▁communic ations ▁in ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party , ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁plan ▁to ▁be ▁rev oked ▁due ▁to ▁job ▁losses ▁in ▁An ▁Post , ▁the ▁project ed ▁costs ▁and ▁fear s ▁of ▁j unk ▁mail . ▁ ▁In ▁D ail ▁question ▁time ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Simon ▁C oven ey ▁challeng ed ▁Minister ▁Ryan ' s ▁apparent ▁re jection ▁of ▁a ▁G PS ▁based ▁post code ▁system ▁and ▁argued ▁that ▁a ▁system ▁that ▁pin point ed ▁ 2 0 – 5 0 ▁houses ▁would ▁be ▁only ▁a ▁slight ▁improvement . ▁Ryan