▁Energy ▁and ▁Natural ▁Resources , ▁Pat ▁Rab bit te , ▁was ▁to ▁bring ▁details ▁to ▁the ▁cabinet ▁meeting ▁of ▁ 2 ▁July . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁report , ▁a ▁post code ▁operator ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁appointed ▁by ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁every ▁house holder ▁and ▁business ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁issued ▁a ▁code ▁by ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Following ▁a ▁cabinet ▁meeting ▁on ▁ 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Rab bit te ▁announced ▁that ▁a ▁unique ▁seven - character ▁code ▁would ▁be ▁assigned ▁to ▁every ▁postal ▁delivery ▁point ▁(" letter box ") ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁A ▁cons ort ium ▁led ▁by ▁Cap ita ▁Ireland ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁tender ▁to ▁develop , ▁implement ▁and ▁operate ▁the ▁system , ▁cost ing ▁€ 2 7 ▁million . ▁ ▁Language ▁concerns ▁Con rad h ▁na ▁G ae il ge , ▁an ▁organisation ▁advoc ating ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁language , ▁expressed ▁concern ▁over ▁post codes ▁or ▁postal ▁abbre vi ations ▁being ▁based ▁sole ly ▁on ▁English ▁language ▁place ▁names , ▁e . g . ▁D ▁for ▁Dublin ▁( ▁in ▁Irish ) ▁or ▁W X ▁for ▁W ex ford ▁( ▁in ▁Irish ) ▁as ▁is ▁the ▁case ▁with ▁vehicle ▁registration ▁pl ates . ▁It ▁had ▁advoc ated ▁that ▁post codes ▁should ▁either ▁consist ▁sole ly ▁of ▁numbers , ▁as ▁in ▁many ▁other ▁b iling ual ▁or ▁mult iling ual ▁countries , ▁or ▁be ▁based ▁on ▁Irish ▁language ▁names ▁instead . ▁These ▁concerns ▁were ▁addressed ▁upon ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁E ir