▁disput ed ▁C oven ey ' s ▁remarks , ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁fully ▁supported ▁a ▁post code ▁system ▁that ▁had ▁ge o - co ordinates ▁at ▁its ▁centre , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁system ▁chosen ▁would ▁depend ▁on ▁the ▁tend ers ▁received . ▁ ▁The ▁tender ▁process ▁to ▁select ▁consult ants ▁was ▁announced ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁with ▁a ▁view ▁to ▁having ▁the ▁post code ▁system ▁oper ational ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁O ire acht as ▁Committee ▁on ▁Communic ations , ▁Energy ▁and ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁published ▁a ▁report ▁critic ising ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁propos als ▁listed ▁above , ▁recomm ending ▁instead ▁that ▁any ▁post code ▁implemented ▁must ▁be ▁capable ▁of ▁supporting ▁" develop ing ▁techn ologies ▁such ▁as ▁internet ▁mapping , ▁google ▁maps ▁and ▁i Ph ones ", ▁applying ▁a ▁unique ▁identifier ▁to ▁each ▁property . ▁It ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁previously ▁mentioned ▁D 0 4 ▁ 1 2 3 ▁model ▁would ▁not ▁satisfy ▁this ▁requirement ▁and ▁may , ▁in ▁fact , ▁make ▁matters ▁worse . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁the ▁tender ing ▁process ▁to ▁select ▁a ▁consult ant ▁to ▁advise ▁the ▁Minister ▁on ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁a ▁post code ▁was ▁cancel led , ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁serious ▁but ▁un spec ified ▁technical ▁error ▁in ▁the ▁tender ing ▁documents . ▁ ▁Legisl ation ▁Legisl ation ▁to ▁" prov ide ▁for ▁the ▁establishment , ▁operation ▁and ▁maintenance