Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

As Deputies will be aware from media reports, the Department of Education and Skills has undertaken to use personal public service numbers, PPSN, for children at primary level, as is already the case at second and third level. The Departments of Education and Skills and Social Protection are co-operating on mapping the location of children for the purpose of planning new schools. When the project is completed there may be scope for additional co-operation, subject to data protection controls.

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