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Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Offices (26 May 2015)

Joan Burton: ...Ballybay, County Monaghan were redeployed from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to the Department of Social Protection in July 2012. The staff are engaged in the processing of the public services card, PSC, which is intended to enable individuals to gain access to public services more efficiently and with the minimum of duplication of effort, while at the same time...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Recruitment (26 May 2015)

Joan Burton: ...Appointment Service and the transfer of staff from other Government Departments and the wider Public Service. The Department has sanction to recruit temporary Clerical Officers (TCOs) for the Public Services Card Programme. A total of 202 TCOs were employed in the Department at the end of December 2014). In addition, the Department received sanction outside its ECF, to recruit...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Offices (13 May 2015)

Joan Burton: ...in Ballybay, Co. Monaghan were redeployed from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to the Department of Social Protection in July 2012. The staff are engaged in the processing of the Public Services Card. The current facilities are not considered appropriate for the existing business processes or to accommodate the recently expanded operation. I am advised that the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card Data (6 May 2015)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the Public Services Card (PSC) is to enable individuals to gain access to public services more efficiently and with a minimum of duplication of effort, while at the same time preserving their privacy to the maximum extent possible. The PSC is designed to replace other cards within the public sector such as the free travel pass and the social services card of this Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud Data (6 May 2015)

Joan Burton: ...and Anti-Fraud Strategy 2014 – 2018. The Strategy builds on the approaches that had been successfully rolled out over the past couple of years. These include the continued roll-out of the Public Services Card, enhanced data sharing with other Government Departments and Agencies and a number of significant legislative measures. The Department recognises that fraud investigation and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (15 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: ...have incorrectly been using the purged number for the purposes of their records. The person presented at Killarney Intreo in September 2014, had her photograph taken, her details confirmed and a Public Services Card (PSC) issued under the retained PPS Number. The details confirmed during this process, including her retained PPS Number, form what's known as her Public Service Identity...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card Provision (31 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the Public Services Card (PSC) is to enable individuals to gain access to public services more efficiently and with a minimum of duplication of effort, while at the same time preserving their privacy to the maximum extent possible. The PSC is designed to replace other cards within the public sector such as the free travel pass and the social services card of this Department and...

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: ...for the inclusion of the Pyrite Resolution Board in the list of bodies specified in Schedule 5 to the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005. Bodies specified for the purposes of Schedule 5 are authorised to use personal public service, PPS, numbers and the public services card for the purposes of carrying out transactions with members of the public, sharing personal data and information...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card Provision (25 Feb 2015)

Joan Burton: ...process to authenticate identity usually involves the capture of an individual’s photograph and signature and the verification of identity data including the presentation of supporting documentation. A Public Services Card (PSC) is currently issued following such registration.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card Provision (25 Feb 2015)

Joan Burton: The Public Services Card (PSC) has been introduced to enable individuals gain access to public services more efficiently and with a minimum of duplication of effort, while at the same time preserving their privacy to the maximum extent possible. The PSC is designed to replace other cards within the public sector such as the Free Travel Pass and the Social Services Card (SSC) of this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud Data (12 Feb 2015)

Joan Burton: ...I launched in April 2014. The Compliance and Anti-Fraud Strategy builds on the approaches that have been successfully rolled out over the past couple of years. These include the continued roll-out of the Public Services Card, enhanced data sharing with other Government Departments and Agencies and a number of significant legislative measures. The emphasis continues to be on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card Provision (3 Feb 2015)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the Public Services Card (PSC) to enable individuals to gain access to public services more efficiently and with a minimum of duplication of effort, while at the same time preserving their privacy to the maximum extent possible. The PSC is designed to replace other cards within the public sector such as the free travel pass and the social services card of this Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (29 Jan 2015)

Joan Burton: ...in Ballybay, Co. Monaghan were redeployed from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to the Department of Social Protection in July 2012. The staff are engaged in the processing of the Public Services Card. The operations have recently been expanded to include eight additional temporary staff and unfortunately the current facilities are not considered appropriate for the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card Provision (27 Jan 2015)

Joan Burton: The Public Services Card (PSC) has been introduced to enable individuals gain access to public services more efficiently and with a minimum of duplication of effort, while at the same time preserving their privacy to the maximum extent possible. The PSC is designed to replace other cards within the public sector such as the Free Travel Pass and the Social Services Card (SSC) of this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Programmes (18 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: ...timeline for the introduction of a new, universal supplementary pension saving scheme. - Supporting Local Authorities in the roll out of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) to 8,000 recipients in 2015. - Continue to rollout of the Public Services Card. In addition, on Budget Day, I announced a number of measures for implementation in 2015. One of the key objectives of Budget 2015 was...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card (13 Nov 2014)

Joan Burton: The Public Services Card (PSC) has been introduced to enable individuals gain access to public services more efficiently and with a minimum of duplication of effort, while at the same time preserving their privacy to the maximum extent possible. The PSC is designed to replace other cards within the public sector such as the Free Travel Pass and the Social Services Card (SSC) of this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Offices (11 Nov 2014)

Joan Burton: ...on Main St. in Ballybay, Co. Monaghan were redeployed from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Social Protection in July 2012. The staff are engaged in the processing of the Public Services Card. The operations have recently been expanded to include 8 additional temporary staff. The current facilities in Ballybay are not considered appropriate for the existing business...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card Registration (4 Nov 2014)

Joan Burton: ...for the purposes of access to public services. This programme of work, which is known as the Standard Authentication Framework Environment or SAFE for short, also provided for the introduction of a Public Services Card (PSC) to enable individuals to gain access to public services more efficiently and with a minimum of duplication of effort, while at the same time preserving their privacy...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Reform (4 Nov 2014)

Joan Burton: ...the Department. - The Public Service Card, which involves face-to-face registration and the capture of biometric data to prevent identity abuse, has moved into full production, with well over a million cards issued to date. It is now an integral part of claim processing and control activity. To further strengthen the Public Services Card registration process, the Department acquired...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card (4 Nov 2014)

Joan Burton: ...for the purposes of access to public services. This programme of work, which is known as the Standard Authentication Framework Environment or SAFE for short, also provided for the introduction of a Public Services Card (PSC) to enable individuals to gain access to public services more efficiently and with a minimum of duplication of effort, while at the same time preserving their privacy...