▁that ▁other ▁services ▁( such ▁as ▁advert ising ▁mail ▁prov iders ) ▁would ▁benefit ▁from ▁a ▁national ▁system . ▁After ▁considerable ▁del ays , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁on ▁ 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁that ▁codes ▁would ▁be ▁introduced ▁by ▁Spring ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁A ▁ten - year ▁contract ▁to ▁introduce ▁and ▁implement ▁the ▁post code ▁system ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁Cap ita ▁Business ▁Support ▁Services ▁Ireland ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁with ▁support ▁from ▁Bear ing Point ▁and ▁Auto address . ▁ ▁Introduction ▁of ▁a ▁national ▁system ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁policy ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Ireland ▁to ▁introduce ▁a ▁national ▁scheme ▁of ▁post codes . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁No el ▁D emp sey , ▁the ▁Minister ▁for ▁Communic ations ▁announced ▁that ▁post codes ▁would ▁be ▁introduced ▁by ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁His ▁successor ▁as ▁minister , ▁E am on ▁Ryan , ▁announced ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁delay ing ▁the ▁project ▁pending ▁additional ▁consult ation ▁and ▁investigation ▁into ▁the ▁need . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁The ▁Sunday ▁Times ▁reported ▁that ▁Ryan ▁was ▁final ising ▁the ▁system ▁and ▁hoped ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁plans ▁to ▁cabinet ▁before ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁for ▁introduction ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁An ▁Post ▁was ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying ▁" it ▁would ▁be ▁at ▁the ▁heart