John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will comment on the issue of the public services card being mandatory. The Minister indicated several times that people have a choice of using a paper-based system, for which they do not need the card, but that most people are happy to use the card. I acknowledge that. However, there was a shift in February 2018 when the Road Safety Authority, RSA, specifically stated that the public services card would be mandatory.