Future Developments
Successive Ministers for Communications since 2005 have announced plans to introduce a full postcode system across the state. The plans remain controversial and no firm timetable exists for their introduction. It is envisaged that the pre-existing Dublin district numbers would be a component of the full postcode for relevant addresses. For example, an address in Dublin 4 might have the postcode D04 123.
In 2006, The Sunday Times reported that the current system of postal districts would be retained and any postcode system will be placed after the current district number but the precise details of the system were not released .
However, it was announced on 20 September 2009, that a national postcode system for Ireland would be implemented in 2011. As of August 2012, the changes have still not been implemented.
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