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

No, there was no alternative. Although the RSA subsequently changed its position, its initial statement of 20 February 2018 was that, as of 9 April 2018, all applications would require the public services card. Therein lies the problem. There was a policy shift by the RSA. I have not looked at all the other cases but I want to put that one on record. That was a specific change by the Road Safety Authority which initially indicated the use of the card would be mandatory before subsequently changing its position.