▁include ▁the ▁one - ▁or ▁two - character ▁county ▁codes ▁currently ▁used ▁in ▁vehicle ▁registration ▁pl ates , ▁making ▁them ▁al phan umeric , ▁with ▁the ▁existing ▁Dublin ▁system ▁retained . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁a ▁brief ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁Minister ▁for ▁Communic ations , ▁E am on ▁Ryan , ▁stated ▁that ▁a ▁mem o ▁was ▁submitted ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Communic ations ▁to ▁the ▁Irish ▁Government ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁seeking ▁appro val ▁for ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁post code ▁system . ▁It ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁decision ▁ar ising ▁from ▁this ▁submission ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁Minister ▁would ▁revert ▁to ▁Government ▁following ▁further ▁analysis ▁to ▁quant ify ▁the ▁benefits , ▁which ▁would ▁then ▁be ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁public ▁consult ation ▁process . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Minister ▁reported ly ▁post pon ed ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁system ▁" in def initely " ▁pending ▁additional ▁public ▁consult ation . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁E am on ▁Ryan ▁announced ▁at ▁Com Reg ' s ▁" Post al ▁Services ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁Century " ▁conference ▁that ▁"[ Post ] ▁codes ▁should ▁be ▁introduced ▁as ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁priority ". ▁The ▁introduction ▁was ▁stated ▁to ▁be ▁subject ▁to ▁cabinet ▁appro val . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁Irish ▁Independent ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁propos als ▁were ▁being ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁with ▁a ▁view ▁to ▁full ▁national