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Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024)

Ms Bernie McNally: Yes, it is at the moment. As the Deputy knows, to avail of the MyGovID digital postbox, people have to have a public services card. The Deputy is aware that it is not compulsory and you cannot force people to have a public services card, but many in the population are choosing to do so. At the moment, we are relying on that but it means people have the right to...

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: It is an incredibly slow take-up. My understanding is that it involves the teacher first making an application for a public services card, which often involves them doing it on a day when they are not working because that is how it operates. Is anything being done with regard to the public services card in order for teachers to be able to access that service within the school?

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024)

Ms Martina Mannion: The Department of Social Protection intends to launch online registration for the public services card later this year. It is engaging with the Data Protection Commissioner and it has indicated to us that the online application process will, hopefully, be available in June. That will facilitate-----