▁of ▁the ▁introduction " ▁and ▁the ▁report ▁of ▁PA ▁Cons ult ants ▁indicated ▁that ▁An ▁Post ▁should ▁be ▁paid ▁over ▁€ 2 7 ▁million ▁for ▁its ▁invol vement . ▁ ▁Following ▁further ▁del ays , ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁cabinet ▁agreed ▁to ▁go ▁ahead ▁with ▁the ▁project . ▁It ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁put ▁out ▁to ▁tender ▁with ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁given ▁as ▁the ▁date ▁by ▁which ▁post codes ▁should ▁be ▁assigned . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Minister ▁Ryan ▁stated ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁that ▁the ▁exact ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁code ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁decided ▁until ▁the ▁implementation ▁tender ▁process ▁had ▁been ▁completed ▁but ▁that ▁a ▁Location ▁Code ▁with ▁G PS ▁coordinates ▁should ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁system ▁implemented . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁a ▁tender ▁to ▁select ▁consult ants ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁Minister ▁for ▁Communic ations ▁in ▁dec iding ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁forward ▁was ▁issued . ▁ ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁again ▁delayed , ▁but ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁the ▁government ▁agreed ▁to ▁seek ▁tend ers ▁for ▁proc ure ment ▁of ▁national ▁post codes , ▁with ▁an ▁estimated ▁cost ▁of ▁€ 1 5 ▁million , ▁with ▁the ▁contract ▁to ▁be ▁awarded ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁with ▁the ▁codes ▁introduced ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁The ▁Irish ▁Times ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁Minister ▁for ▁Communic ations ,