▁of ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁post codes " ▁– ▁the ▁Communic ations ▁Reg ulation ▁( Post al ▁Services ) ▁Bill ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁– ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁bill ▁was ▁en act ed ▁in ▁August ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁with ▁Part ▁ 3 ▁of ▁the ▁act ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁National ▁Post code ▁System . ▁Post codes ▁are ▁defined ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ation ▁as ▁" a ▁code ▁consisting ▁of ▁numbers ▁or ▁other ▁characters ▁or ▁both ▁numbers ▁and ▁other ▁characters ▁that ▁ident ifies ▁the ▁local ity ▁of ▁an ▁address ▁and , ▁where ▁appropriate , ▁the ▁ge ographic ▁location ▁of ▁an ▁address ". ▁The ▁Minister ▁for ▁Communic ations , ▁Energy ▁and ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁is ▁emp ower ed ▁to ▁award ▁a ▁contract ▁for ▁" the ▁development , ▁implementation ▁and ▁maintenance ▁of ▁a ▁system ... ▁for ▁the ▁allocation , ▁dis sem ination ▁and ▁management ▁of ▁post codes ▁for ▁the ▁purposes ▁of , ▁or ▁rel ating ▁to , ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁postal ▁services ▁and ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁post code ▁system ▁by ▁other ▁persons ▁for ▁such ▁other ▁purposes ▁as ▁the ▁Minister ▁cons iders ▁appropriate ". ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁The ▁Irish ▁Times ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁Minister ▁for ▁Communic ations , ▁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 ▁