▁implementation ▁before ▁summer ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁It ▁stated ▁that ▁E am on ▁Ryan ▁was ▁final ising ▁the ▁propos als , ▁which ▁include ▁a ▁ 6 ▁character ▁format ▁post code , ▁giving ▁a ▁sample ▁of ▁" D 0 4 ▁ 1 2 3 " ▁where ▁" D 0 4 " ▁correspond ed ▁to ▁the ▁current ▁Dublin ▁ 4 ▁postal ▁region ▁and ▁" 1 2 3 " ▁was ▁a ▁specific ▁group ▁of ▁buildings . ▁similar ▁to ▁British ▁and ▁Dutch ▁post codes , ▁which ▁cover ▁groups ▁of ▁buildings , ▁rather ▁than ▁simply ▁sub ur bs ▁or ▁towns . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Sunday ▁Business ▁Post ▁reported ▁results ▁of ▁an ▁independent ▁report ▁by ▁PA ▁Cons ult ing ▁for ▁the ▁Department ▁indicating ▁that ▁benefits ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁€ 2 2 m ▁could ▁be ▁achieved ▁for ▁public ▁bodies ▁through ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁a ▁post code . ▁The ▁PA ▁report ▁indicated ▁that ▁post codes ▁had ▁greater ▁uses ▁beyond ▁the ▁delivery ▁of ▁mail ▁or ▁simple ▁navigation ▁services , ▁cit ing ▁the ▁" need ▁for ▁efficient ▁database ▁based ▁on ▁post codes ▁reducing ▁in efficient ▁service ▁delivery ▁and ▁infrastr uct ural ▁planning ". ▁It ▁said ▁that ▁Post codes ▁are ▁considered ▁critical ▁for ▁" efficient ▁spatial ▁planning ▁and ▁a iding ▁health ▁research , ▁education , ▁housing ▁social ▁care ▁and ▁employ ment ▁integration ". ▁In cre ased ▁effic ien cies ▁for ▁business es ▁would ▁emer ge ; ▁in ▁particular , ▁the ▁ins urance ▁sector ▁stated ▁that ▁" it ▁would ▁result ▁in ▁annual ▁sav ings