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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (15 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: A Public Services Card (PSC) has been ordered and will issue to the person concerned in the coming days. My Department regrets the delay in issuing the PSC in this case, which was due to the requirement to replace the person's old "Level W" Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) with a new PPSN. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The SAFE registration process, which my Department uses to authenticate a person's identity, is a face to face process which results in the issuing of a Public Services Card (PSC). Currently, it is not possible for someone who does not already have a PSC to acquire one without attending an in-person appointment. My Department is exploring the delivery of services to augment the current...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...process through which my Department authenticates the identity of an individual, in the manner described, and for the purposes set out, in the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, as amended. The Public Services Card (PSC) is issued to a person when they have completed this process. Since its inception in the late 1990s, the PSC has always been intended to be used as physical token of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Public Services Card (PSC) appointments were suspended from the beginning of this year due to Level 5 restrictions. However, some appointments were facilitated for urgent cases where the customer had no alternative means of accessing public services other than by acquiring a PSC. My Department resumed PSC appointments from Monday 17th May, and an average of 1,000 appointments are now being...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The SAFE registration process, which my Department uses to authenticate a person's identity, is a face to face process which results in the issuing of a Public Services Card (PSC). It is not possible for someone who does not already have a PSC to acquire one without attending an in-person appointment. Any person who requires a PSC should contact their local DSP office. My Department carries...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (27 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Public Services Card (PSC) is proof that a person has authenticated their identity through the SAFE registration process. My Department does not automatically renew PSCs. This is because a new photograph of the person is required for the renewed card. My Department is compiling figures on the number of PSCs that have expired and have not been replaced this year and these figures will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (14 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Public Services Card (PSC) appointments were suspended from the beginning of this year due to Level 5 restrictions. However, some appointments were facilitated for urgent cases where the customer had no alternative means of accessing public services other than by acquiring a PSC. My Department resumed PSC appointments from Monday 17th May, and an average of 1,000 appointments are now being...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Cybersecurity Policy (13 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: MyGovID is an online account which provides citizens with a safe, secure online identity for accessing public services. It is built on the Public Services Card and an individual’s PPSN, and links a ‘real world’ identity to an online identity. MyGovID has been built with personal privacy and security in mind and users must set up strong passwords that comply with a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Vaccination Programme (1 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...the first individual referred to by the Deputy was issued a PPSN a number of years ago. That individual attended an office of my Department on 28th June for SAFE registration and will be issued a Public Services Card in the coming days, upon which will be inscribed their PPSN. A letter issued on 29th June to the second individual referred to by the Deputy, which informed them that a PPSN...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (29 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides telephone and in-person service to customers enquiring about the Public Services Card (PSC) through its nationwide network of Intreo offices. In addition, my Department also provides a centralised phone service for PSC-related queries from its Client Identity Services (CIS) office in Carrick-on-Shannon. In that office, there are normally 21 staff assigned to deal with...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (22 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: All Public Services Card (PSC) appointments were suspended from the beginning of this year because of the Level 5 restrictions. However, appointments were made available for urgent cases in circumstances where the customer had no alternative means of accessing public services other than by acquiring a PSC, and a total of 19,891 such appointments were carried out between 1st January 2021 and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (20 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The records of my Department show that there are 3.2 million persons who have been SAFE registered and had a Public Services Card (PSC) issued to them. All of these people would have been resident in the State when their PSC was originally issued. No data is available on how many have subsequently left the State, but the vast majority are still resident here. The SAFE registration service...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (18 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: At the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, my Department temporarily suspended Public Services Card (PSC) appointments and the online system used to manage those appointments.  This decision was taken in order to comply with HSE and World Health Organisation guidelines and help protect the health and well-being of our customers and staff.  All offices carrying out PSC...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (18 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: At the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, my Department temporarily suspended Public Services Card (PSC) appointments and the online system used to manage those appointments. This decision was taken in order to comply with HSE and World Health Organisation guidelines and help protect the health and well-being of our customers and staff.  All offices carrying out PSC...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (18 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: At the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, my Department temporarily suspended Public Services Card (PSC) appointments and the online system used to manage those appointments.  This decision was taken in order to comply with HSE and World Health Organisation guidelines and help protect the health and well-being of our customers and staff.  All offices carrying out PSC...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (21 Apr 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1126 and 1133 together. At the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, my Department temporarily suspended Public Services Card (PSC) appointments and the online system used to manage those appointments. This decision was taken in order to comply with HSE and World Health Organisation guidelines and help protect the health and well-being of our customers and staff....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (31 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned was invited to attend a Public Services Card (PSC) appointment on 29/03/2021 at 11.15 am. My Department's records show that the person concerned attended the scheduled PSC appointment. A PSC will issue to him by post in the next 14 days. I trust this clarifies the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (24 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: At the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, my Department temporarily suspended Public Services Card (PSC) appointments and the online system used to manage those appointments. This decision was taken in order to comply with HSE and World Health Organization guidelines and help protect the health and well-being of our customers and staff.  Decisions regarding the reinstatement of these...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (24 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...for a person who has been issued a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) to provide evidence of a Deed Poll change of name or two years proof of usage of their new name, before being issued a Public Services Card (PSC) Where an individual holds a PSC in their previous identity, they will need to replace it with a new PSC to reflect their new identity. To do so, they can present...